Leaf litter frog’s ultrasound distress call is extremely loud for many animals but inaudible to humans

The findings offer hope for future therapies and interventions to improve muscle health and quality of life.

If humans had eyes proportionally as big they would add an extra 100 kg to our heads, researchers say

scientists say an overreliance on sight and sound is having a detrimental effect on people’s wellbeing and that our devices should deliver a multisensory experience

Millions of years ago, animals adapted to become warm-blooded amid huge climactic changes. Now scientists hope these clues from the past could help us understand what lies ahead

The stars likely had a violent past in their formation, researchers believe.

Sacrificial killing method likely rite related to agriculture, scientists say

It represents ‘a unique case’ of partnership between a human and a wild South American fox, scientists say.

Childhood loneliness may serve as an early risk factor for later psychotic disorders, scientists say.

A hug, or even the sensation of a weighted blanket, could help improve health

For scientists a total solar eclipse can be a fleeting chance to understand something deeper about their field of research. Madeleine Finlay meets professors Huw Morgan and Adam Hartstone-Rose to find out what they hoped to learn from 8 April’s ...

If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’, says climate expert

Near-perfect circles of gas emerged from Mount Etna in a rare display captured on camera on Saturday, 6 April. Volcanic vortex rings have blown into the sky from the largest active volcano in Europe since Wednesday. scientists say Mount Etna sees the ...

Global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide climbed to unseen levels in 2023, underlining climate crisis

Researchers say findings from map with three times more galaxies than previous efforts could challenge standard idea of dark energy

Elite athletes and professional gamers may have higher than average visual temporal resolution, research suggests

New species may help further understand how frogs and salamanders developed their specialised traits, scientists say

Hot and dry conditions could force measures despite country experiencing wettest 18 months since records began

A new drought has left millions facing hunger in southern Africa as they experience the effects of extreme weather that scientists say is becoming more frequent and more damaging

Researchers have found fresh evidence that may connect the mysterious Denisovans to the early human species Homo longi