As they prepare a major trial of the idea, UK scientists say that starting school at 10:00 could have huge benefits for teenagers because it better matches their “biological clock".

A new computer model predicts that multi-bed hospital wards increase bacterial hand contamination by 20% compared with single-bed wards.

Scientists say the way sperm whales learn to chit-chat indicates they are behaving in ways that at some level mirror the operation of human cultures.

China is planning to attempt the first ever landing of a lunar probe on the far side of the Moon, an engineer has said.

The US space agency's Dawn satellite returns its best views yet of the enigmatic bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres.

People might be able to contract Alzheimer's during certain medical procedures, just like they can catch the brain disease CJD, say researchers.

Scientists are looking for a link between visual processing and sporting performance, and their battery of tests could help with talent spotting.