The proportion of people claiming no religious affiliation has surged in just a few decades in the US. More people are ...

The biggest ever study of its kind found that travel-related sleep disruption takes even longer to recover from than ...

Stoners “have more empathy” than the rest of the population, according to a new study. Researchers found that those who regularly smoke marijuana find it easier to recognize and understand how others ...

Stunned motorists have uncovered a 'time-warp' pothole on a city center street, which is so deep it reveals a Victorian road. The gaping hole which opened up in the tarmac along St Vincent Street in ...

Six in 10 Americans admit they ignore symptoms that don’t feel “serious,” according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults evenly split by generation and gender found that more than half of women ...

New living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month, say scientists. The substance that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells was developed by American ...

The average American experiences 48 days of annual “eco guilt” — the feeling that they could be doing more to help the environment. A new survey of 2,000 Americans pinpointed the specific number of ...

Being “frugal” is ‘in’ according to a majority of Americans. A survey of 2,000 Americans split evenly by generation and gender found that 61% agree that it’s less tacky to be “frugal” today than it ...

British scientists in the Antarctic are using new technology to track where they go to the toilet - to help keep it clean. The British Antarctic Survey team is using vehicle tracking and colored dials ...

Cavemen were saved by using sunscreen more than 40,000 years ago, according to new research. Ancient homo sapiens may have benefitted from mineral-based sun protection, living in caves and even ...

A new high-tech implant has shown "promise" in fighting some of the deadliest forms of cancer. The cancer-fighting device safely triggers "potent" immune responses against hard-to-treat cancers, ...

A rare two-toed sloth is recovering at a UK zoo after undergoing pioneering dental surgery to cure its toothache. The 25-year-old South American mammal named Rico began to concern keepers at Chester ...