Science
When humans moved from hunter gatherers to farmers can be dated from traces of urine
The study was the first to pinpoint the "crucial turning point in the history of humanity" when the global population became animal herders
Meat-eating beast larger than polar bear with skull bigger than rhinoceros once roamed Eastern Africa
The massive mammal larger than any big cat stalking the world today was the top predator 23 million years ago when early apes and monkeys were struggling to survive
People in 70s suffering memory loss had it restored – after brain was zapped with electric pulses
It gave them the thinking power of someone in their 50s - through just five 20 minute sessions, say scientists.
‘Achilles’ heel’ of pancreatic cancer has been identified
It is a protein that fuels the tumour - offering hope of a drug that stops it in its tracks, say scientists.
Scientists have brought back to life pigs’ brains…four hours after death
The "Frankenschwein" Easter 'resurrections' offer hope humans could one day return from 'the other side'.
Lightning really does strike twice and the reasons are revealed with slow motion lightning film
The reason why a lightning channel is 'reused' is explained after a radio telescope was used to study the development of lightning flashes in unprecedented detail.
NASA’s top asteroid hunter wants to build new telescope to defend the Earth from asteroids
Amy Mainzer, 45, warned current telescopes makes it very hard to spot them until it's too late to stop them hitting our planet "very hard."
Life found under the Dead Sea and scientists say it may help in the hunt for ET life
As one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, scientists say the discovery has implications for the search for extraterrestrial life
Viper’s fangs are so deadly because of angle of their tip
It is the distinctive shape that delivers the massive dose of venom - rather than the staggering size, say scientists