Choir singers not only harmonise their voices they also synchronise their heartbeats, a study suggests.

Archaeologists in Mexico unveil some 8,000 etchings carved into stones that they believe were made by hunter-gatherers 6,000 years ago.

China's policy of giving free coal for heating to residents in the north has contributed to shaving 5.5 years off life expectancy, a study says.

The European Space Agency selects the basic design for Europe's next generation rocket, the Ariane 6, after a series of trade-off studies.

UK scientists have made a device that can "smell" bladder cancer in urine samples.

Energy firm E.On has been hit with a £3m penalty for failing to prove that it distributed free energy-saving light bulbs to consumers.

Scientists have proposed a radical new model for the make-up of the Earth's core.

University academics use simulated zombies to research crowd behaviour in building evacuations.