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Even low levels of widely used agricultural chemicals were linked to accelerated ageing, research suggests ...

People mourning animals can suffer prolonged grief disorder, a condition brought about by death of loved one, study says ...

Environment minister says attacks on social media affect perceptions of meteorology and denigrate researchers' work ...

This is the moment a SpaceX capsule left the International Space Station on an emergency return flight to Earth prompted by a medical issue afflicting one of the astronauts ...

Ian Sample puts listeners' questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal's Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, and author of the new book Into the Dream Lab ...

Four astronauts undock from International Space Station, with the affected crewmember in a stable condition, says space agency ...

Tests showed horses that smelled body odour from people watching scary films startled more easily ...

Decoded genome of meat in pup's stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of species ...

UK study comes as ministers consider Australia's ban on social media use for under-16s ...

Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul Nurse ...