In showing what happens when a brain goes wrong, Tourette’s helps us to see what’s required to make a brain work right

The ferocious dinosaur was lighter on its feet than previously thought, according to analysis — and up to 20 per cent faster

The Gorton & Denton by-election coincides with a rare planetary alignment, and the astrology does not end there. Oh dear

Encouraging remote and hybrid working would be a cost-effective way for the government to boost Britain’s low fertility rate, researchers say

Extraterrestrials are out there but believers in UFOs entering our skies have been ‘misled’, says space engineer

Phrases to describe probability are getting lost in translation — and have helped to cause at least one military catastrophe

A storm uncovered 2,000-year-old tracks on a Scottish beach, prompting a frantic effort to record them before they vanished forever

An experiment reveals that unlike dogs, cats show no specific attachment to their owners over strangers and do not view humans as their protectors

Early trials have found that high levels of ‘stress hormone’ cortisol help the disease move around the body

Scientists found the animals pluck, tear and chop leaves to pique the interest of potential mates