If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring ...

Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves, fruit – but scientists are uncovering the ...

Migrating flies can carry pollen hundreds or thousands of kilometres, and this could help plants adapt to climate change ...

The global bumblebee population has declined since the 1950s, sparking speculation on the causes – researchers have suggested ...

A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with ...

Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet ...

An orangutan has been seen applying the leaves of a plant commonly used in traditional medicine to a cut on its face, ...

Levels of protection measles provided by the MMR jab fall by a small amount every year, according to mathematical modelling ...

Political adverts on social media really can increase a candidate’s popularity, according to an analysis of German election ...

EVERYONE knows about the multiverse now. Thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and popular movies like Everything ...

Climbers and workers at indoor climbing walls may be breathing in large doses of potentially toxic rubber additives, according to a study reporting that the air and dust in climbing centres contain ...

Finnair has cancelled flights to Tartu in Estonia this month because of an ongoing GPS jamming attack – and there is evidence ...