Women drivers 'less likely to be distracted than men'
Distractions including mobile phones and car radios blamed for more than 12% of road accidents
Distractions including mobile phones and car radios blamed for more than 12% of road accidents
'Just one thing led to another and the kid ended up with a heart stopped'
Corporal punishment 'doesn't work' and is linked with behavioural problems such as fighting and disrupting classes
Scientists warn that the spinal cord cannot currently be repaired after a complete ‘transection’ and that the procedure should in any case be called a body transplant
Study results ‘have identified biological mechanism that could explain link between discordant drinking and relationship breakdown’
Research suggests canine companions are associated with longer lives and lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Sergio Canavero claims he will soon be ready to swap over a living person's head
Space festival tries to 'reach out to hopefully superior extraterrestrial intelligence to solicit help and advice'
Shocking results show there is nowhere untouched by scale of human waste
Interfering with a gene results in significant changes in the beetle’s anatomy, with implications for the development of human organs for transplantation
Fish 'beaks' are made of woven crystals, providing them with enormous strength
Mutation discovered in the Old Order Amish of Indiana is linked to a range of positive health effects and appears to significantly extend the lives of carriers
Researchers analyse trade data on 12,000 artefacts to build picture of vanished settlements
An engraved stone with a finely detailed battle scene was found in the grave of a warrior buried about 1450BC
Ross 128 is famous for briefly entertained suggestions that it was sending out alien messages to Earth
The drug talks to a patch put on the patients' skin
On-going project making concept of ‘seasteading’ a reality, building a semi-autonomous community at sea and providing an environment relatively free of government control
Planets orbit 416 million miles apart but appear much closer
All you need to know about the 'giant carnivorous worm with jaws as sharp as daggers'