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One day doctors could instantly diagnose your illness with a handheld device.
The ‘entangled’ light particles spookily interact with each other at huge distances.
New research adds to the evidence that playing is linked to learning brain power in primates.
Biologists only really started to use maths in the last few decades.
Researchers are investigating pricing strategies so you can get the best deal.
The humble carrier pigeon played a huge role in World War I and saved many lives. But despite huge technological advances, animals are still suffering and dying in modern wars.
How to eat yourself brighter.
People who have an extreme preference for using their right hand may be worse at maths, according to new research.
Whether pride is good for you may depend on your personality.
There are many obstacles to bringing the power of 21st-century technology to the NHS. But that shouldn’t stop us trying.
London’s Gatwick Airport has installed thousands of virtual beacons to help passengers navigate when GPS won’t work inside.
Researchers recently discovered the hottest planet known. But which one is the coldest? And the biggest?
All it takes is data … lots of data.
From ‘power poses’ to yoga poses, varying claims have been made about their effects on our health and happiness. But why do they work at all?
A researcher tells the story of how he and his team discovered the oldest Homo Sapiens fossil bones to date in Morocco.
BA’s systems meltdown shows how much we rely on always-there IT.
Astronomers report the first ever measurement of light bending around a star other than our own.
UK politicians are planning very different approaches to data privacy, security and surveillance.
You need to start thinking about what will happen to your online data when you die.
The Parker probe will go closer to the sun than any other spacecraft has dared go before – literally touching it.
But don’t worry, it’s failing. For now.
The idea that we live in a ‘multiverse’ made up of an infinite number of parallel universes has long been considered a possibility.
Study shows that the availability of springs may have controlled human evolution.
The planet is more similar to Earth than any other – except when it comes to supporting life.