Science
Brain cells that cause insomnia have been identified for the first time by scientists
And there are found strong genetic links with depression and anxiety.
Britain’s WORM population is in decline which is also hitting bird numbers
A study has shown that the average field has just 9 worms per spadeful of soil - almost half of the number there should be
Volcanoes turned Earth into giant snowball 580 million years ago
Scientists say the Gaskiers glaciation could have been triggered by huge amounts of carbon dioxide being absorbed as part of the weathering process of the solidified lava
Tiny ancestor of king of the dinosaurs discovered
The small but speedy flesh-eater was the size was a modern mule deer native to western North America, being up to four foot tall and weighing around 180 pounds
New moon discovered orbiting Neptune
At only 21 miles wide, it's among the smallest in the solar system - explaining how it's eluded astronomers
Stickleback fish has had ‘virgin birth’ after fertilising its own eggs internally in a world first
And shocked scientists have named it Mary after the mother of Jesus Christ.
Humans colonised the South Asian rainforest at least 45,000 years ago by eating tree dwelling monkeys & giant squirrels
And they were eco-warriors, using an environmentally sustainable strategy - targeting adults so the creatures would live on to feed future generations for millennia.
Quarrying of the ‘bluestones’ used at Stonehenge ‘took place 180 miles away in Wales 5,000 years ago’
The discovery takes archaeologists "a step closer" to unlocking the iconic landmark's greatest mystery - why its stones came from so far away
Astronauts cooped up on board cramped spaceships to Mars will suffer a deterioration in their thinking and problem solving skills
In mock flights crews were only able to successfully complete tasks between 20 and 60 per cent of the time.