Dogs' sleep is disrupted by stressful events like humans', says study
'We found dogs get less deep sleep after a negative experience,' says Dr Anna Kis
'We found dogs get less deep sleep after a negative experience,' says Dr Anna Kis
Meat-eating animal was four times the size of a lion – the biggest predator living in southern Africa today
Complex behaviour such as regional accents and cultural food preferences in whales and dolphins seems to be linked to brain size
The country now has a unique opportunity to shape global development in ways that may define the rest of the 21st century
'A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness,' reads one of the notes
Grains being grown in salty water produced almost treble the expected amount of rice
Suspected menhir believed to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old
There has been a bridge across the Firth of Forth for well over a century, but the latest addition, the Queensferry Crossing, uses remarkable technology to raise safety and efficiency to stellar new heights
Astronaut who piloted Skylab in the early 1970s died at his retirement home in Arizona
'A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success'
Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis is proving so popular that it has broken the internet, sort of.
'It's astonishing the Government has spent thousands defending the indefensible,' says MP
Women with a history of the disease in their family are twice as likely to get it
New research shows bees see a blue halo around flowers thanks to nanostructures on its petals
Social scientists have long known how to turn liberals into conservatives in the lab - all they have to do is scare them.
Skeletal remains uncovered from a ritual platform in the Peruvian highlands at the site now known as Pacopampa show that people buried there suffered violent injuries, likely as part of ceremonial rituals, according to an archaeological study published earlier this month.
'This is a tremendous stroke of luck, but also a great mystery'
A few years ago, Google gave people the ability to freely explore objects in space — but that experience was mostly locked up in Google Earth, the company's 3D-mapping software.
Children with ‘severe autism’ are the most in need of help, yet the most overlooked in research. A new initiative is making them the primary focus
The brother of Elon Musk is promoting a philosophy he calls ‘real food’, which aims to nourish the body, the farmer and the planet