There are few things more irritating in everyday life than getting something stuck between your teeth. Thankfully, we can ...

The muscle cells lining an artery resemble a stained glass window in this image, the winner of the British Heart Foundation’s ...

One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new ...

Natural fibres that are increasingly being used in wet wipes may actually do more harm to the environment than the synthetic ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

Nearly 5 per cent of new Wikipedia pages that are published in English seem to contain text generated by artificial ...

Whether you are roasting a chicken in the oven, browning onions in a frying pan or choosing a spread for your toast, oils are at the heart of our culinary activity. We have a dizzying array of choice.

A common sunscreen ingredient, zinc nanoparticles, may help protect rice from heat-related stress, an increasingly common problem under climate change. Zinc is known to play an important role in plant ...

When I first started my fitness journey, I wanted to maximise my workout. If I was going to be sore and sweaty, I figured I might as well make the most of it. Building fitness requires pushing ...

From Harlan Ellison to Haruki Murakami, via an intergalactic cooking competition, this month has plenty of science fictional ...