Scientists observe activity in the mouse brain which can explain why we get thirsty when we eat, and why cool water quenches thirst more quickly.

Photographs in which still objects can be manipulated are developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

China's Jade Rabbit says a final goodbye and shuts down forever, after 31 months exploring the Moon, far outliving its predicted lifespan.

A hidden portrait by the French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas has been revealed using powerful x-rays, scientists report.

An analysis of sports events suggests men may be better at reconciliation after conflicts which could give them advantages in the workplace.

Geologists have found evidence for an ancient megaflood which they say could be the mythical flood at the dawn of the first Chinese dynasty.