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Creatures favour front arms for most tasks, study suggests, despite fact all eight arms are capable of all actions ...

Warning follows news of US drugmaker Merck's decision to scrap planned £1bn London research centre ...

Nasa dismisses theory by Harvard astronomer who suggested an object from beyond the solar system could be a relic from a distant civilization ...

People attempting to obtain vaccine report major hurdles amid new limitations brought in by Trump health secretary ...

Weather forecasting was still banned under the 1735 Witchcraft Act when the Met Office was founded in 1854 ...

The fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row - a trend mirrored all over the world, with two-thirds of the global population now living in countries below replacement level. In the second episode of a two-part series ...

Move comes amid escalating anti-China rhetoric under Donald Trump's administration ...

New blow to UK's key life science sector as industry body warns country is losing ground on investment and research ...

Saturn will be highly visible all September and scientists say gazing at planets and stars lets us see 'the biggest picture'

Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as 'potential biosignatures'