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Two-thirds of a wide range of cancer types are largely rooted in bad genetic luck and not simply the results of traits passed down from parents or risk factors like smoking or diet, according to a new study. Random mutat...

Some neat tricks with gravity could finally probe how it affects the quantum realm and allow us to devise a theory of everything, says Michael Brooks (full text available to subscribers)

Stargazers can start the New Year off with a bang this weekend as the first meteor shower of 2015 reaches its peak on Saturday night (Jan. 3). Here's how to see the 2015 Quadrantid meteor shower.

Constance Wilde -- the wife of 19th century Irish writer Oscar Wilde -- suffered from a mysterious illness for the last decade of her life. A new analysis of her unpublished letters suggests that she most likely had mult...

Scientists say the chance of every volcano erupting at once is so small that it's impossible, but what if it did happen? Would Earth as it now exists survive?

Falling raindrops make craters that are surprisingly like the catastrophic impacts of asteroids

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From visual microphones to hackable medical implants, the futuristic technologies found in James Bond movies are becoming much less far-fetched.

A growing number of schools are turning to personalised learning to enable every child to progress at the best speed for them

It’s a new year, one that promises significant strides in technology and major accomplishments along the frontier of science and medicine. While this year will likely be dominated by the rise of wearables and artificia...

The sunshine hormone seems to stave off a myriad of disorders - from cancer to infertility. Could vitamin D work by regulating our circadian rhythms?

Red tape cuts red tape, tying ministers up, modelling the festive tree and more (full text available to subscribers)

Deep in the forests of northwestern Europe, the ghosts of battle from World War II remain. These landscapes preserve troves of bomb craters, trenches and even the remains of supply depots -- all of which have not been we...