Exposure to sunlight in the morning could keep your weight down, say researchers at Northwestern University

Even if TR4 does its worst, there is still hope. Cahal Milmo visits Belgium’s World Banana Collection, home to thousands of varieties waiting to replenish the global supply

One of the moons of Saturn has turned out to be another possible habitat for extraterrestrial microbes after scientists have discovered that it possesses a large ocean of water beneath its icy surface.

Researchers found a positive correlation between increased mobile phone usage and erectile dysfunction - but said the results are inconclusive

Controversial study suggests non-meat eaters are more at risk of physical and mental illness, despite leading healthier lifestyles

The Earth's moon is 60 million years younger than previously thought

Chemicals acting as oestrogens caused male fish to develop immature eggs

Rocky diplomatic relations on Earth hit space programme

New study shows giant boat could have carried all world's species of animal without sinking

Men who started to smoke before the age of 11 are more likely to have overweight teenage boys compared to men started smoking later in life or who have never smoked at all, a study has found.

Scientists have generated the first detailed pictures of the intricate events in the womb that result in the formation of the human brain. The study could prove to be a decisive breakthrough in understanding the many cognitive disorders thought to be triggered before birth – from autism to schizophrenia.

Scientists warn that minuscule concentrations of drugs including Prozac can affect aquatic wildlife

People more likely to lie and deceive after taking the hormone - if it will benefit their wider group

Five explanations have been suggested in the past, but scientists say a new study looking at the geographical distribution of stripes holds the answer

Proposal by teenager caught the media's imagination, but unfortunately the calculations just don't add up

Relieving yourself mid-swim really is wrong on so many levels

Results showing stem cells can be created from skin exposed to weak acid may be retracted

Underwater computer translated a pre-set whistle into the word 'seaweed!'

Tissue implanted in mice was 10 times stronger than previous samples

New 'shade' was found by firing packets of light through a cloud of supercold sodium atoms and through a string of carbon nanotubes

Researchers found that the previously recognised six emotional states were just the tip of the iceberg