Locals have been left baffled by a prankster who has left a plate of peeled bananas on their street every month for more than ...

Parkinson's disease patients can dance the blues away, reveals new research. Dancing lowers the depression associated with ...

Socializing with friends and family helps protect people from a heart attack and illnesses such as flu, according to new research. Loneliness is linked to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke and ...

A "remarkable" tree fossil has been discovered - which reveals the "English Riviera" Devon coast was once a volcanic island covered in palm trees. The 377 million-year-old fossil was discovered by Dr.

A new early warning tool developed by British scientists will help control devastating locust swarms. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something - such as an intense rainstorm - ...

A new screening method that uses laser analysis and artificial intelligence could identify early stages of breast cancer, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh believe the fast ...

Meet the specially trained HeroRATS who "save lives every day" - by sniffing out hidden landmines in Cambodia. Cambodia has one of the highest concentrations of landmines in the world. APOPO is a ...

Exercise really does reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, according to a new study. And doctors should survey all patients about their physical activity levels, say scientists. American ...

New treatments to slow the aging of the brain may be possible following a major breakthrough. American scientists have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo major changes as ...

Bats are "riders on the storm" when they migrate thousands of miles across continents, reveals new research. The winged mammals surf storm fronts as they traverse Europe, North America and Africa, ...

A new blood test can predict how long vaccine immunity will last. The revolutionary breakthrough will help to create more effective jabs, say scientists. They explained that when children receive ...