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SMD is the moisture the soil must make up until it is at capacity, with very dry conditions over most of England and Wales ...

For decades physicists have been puzzling over the enigma of dark matter. We think it makes up 85% of the matter in the universe, but the mysterious substance cannot be seen or detected, and we know about it mainly through observations of the ...

Scientists believe they may be a step closer to detecting dark matter for the first time. Science editor Ian Sample explains to Madeleine Finlay why, if confirmed, the finding could completely transform our understanding of the universe ...

Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking ...

CEOs may like to get up at the crack of dawn and go for a run, but I prefer optimising my life with lie-ins, trashy films, swearing and coffee, writes Arwa Mahdawi ...

Research finds temperature and amount of hot drinks consumed heightens possibility of developing disease ...

Key regions of the brain linked to movement, learning and emotions were affected and may lead to cognitive problems ...

Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours ...

Who's more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it's the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that . ...

Experts helped guide weather scenes in Pressure - a film depicting dramatic buildup to 1944's D-day landings ...