How long before we find a planet just like our own?

Formally known as the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system, supermoons are lunar events that have a big effect on how we view the Moon. 

Get your glow sticks ready for this year's event.

If you’ve just sneezed all over your screen, don’t despair – we’ve unbunged the science that will help you keep the bugs at bay and survive the seasonal barrage of ailments.

Science news doesn’t always have to be serious, as musical robots, driving moths and celebrity-spotting sheep proves.

The orange sky does not mean it is the end of days...

We speak to Sarah Kember, Professor of New Technologies of Communication at Goldsmiths University about the problems getting women into STEM, the rise of scientism and why Amazon's Alexa is like Joan from Mad Men.

Study finds reducing the brain’s supply of the neuromodulator adenosine extends ability to differentiate between tones in mice.

New study with The Brussels Beers Project and British band Editors finds music affects the way we perceive taste.

Want to improve your brain's creativity? A new study from the Queen Mary University of London discovers giving it a gentle zap might help. 

The tiny Hyalinobatrachium yaku belongs to the family of frogs called Centrolenidae, or glass frogs.

Was ‘snowball Earth’ caused by a perfect storm of fire and ice?

Researchers discover antidepressant drug trazodone hydrochloride could help those with Alzheimer's disease by reducing brain shrinkage, preventing cell death and improving memory.

Measurements suggest Jupiter's core may be fluffy rather than dense and that its magnetic field is much stronger than previously thought.

A small amount of chocolate each week could lower your risk of an irregular heartbeat.

Studies on moss have found an increase in Antarctica’s plant growth over the past 50 years, which scientists say is caused by climate change.

When it comes to wiping out life on planet Earth, volcanoes seem to be way more effective than relying on asteroid impacts.

The bioengineered organs could lead to new treatments for infertility.

Tardigrades - also known as water bears - are already one of the most amazing animals on the planet, but a newly discovered survival skill is truly bizarre.