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The surprising truth about your body's brown fat, according to Harvard professors
Is brown fat really the miracle weight-loss tissue wellness influencers claim it is?
The simple, life-changing lesson that will finally tame your inner critic
Either too much praise or too much criticism. How much can we trust what we're saying to ourselves?
What's the loudest animal in the ocean?
These sea creatures need to start a heavy metal band
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'If I'm wrong, I can retire': Why some physicists are now betting big that dark energy doesn't exist
There's a big, gaping hole in our understanding of the Universe
Record numbers of humpback whales are gathering – and experts don’t know why
After nearly going extinct only a few decades ago, these giants are getting together to put on one of nature’s most spectacular – and mysterious – shows
Why is there a hexagon on Saturn?
Its sides are 14,500km long
6 life-changing lessons on transforming your heart health, from world-leading cardiologists
What do heart doctors actually do to look after their own hearts? We asked four leading experts to find out
Here’s how you could be a psychopath and never know it
Psychopathy isn’t rare, just widely misunderstood and overlooked – even by those who have it
How to cut your dementia risk: 7 key lessons from the world’s most important studies
The latest research is revealing clues about how you might be able to lower your chances of getting dementia. Here’s what the science says about keeping your mind sharp
The biggest factor controlling where your body stores fat (and what you can do about it)
Whether it's bums and tums or your arms and hips, flab can gather in all sorts of places. Here’s what controls body fat distribution
8 small, surprising habits that build lasting happiness, according to world-leading experts
Here are eight small changes you can make to help give yourself an enduring sense of fulfilment
The simple words that can expose any liar, according to a forensic linguist
Lie detectors don’t work. Body language is unreliable. But there are ways to tell if someone is lying. You just have to listen carefully to what they’re saying
Here’s what a world without Arctic ice would actually look like
To put it bluntly: bleak
'The world isn't what it seems': 7 ways your brain is being fooled by the universe
The world isn't what it seems. Here's how science has exposed the fallacies and misconceptions of Earth and the heavens throughout history.
The sports supplements that actually work (and the hidden problem with the rest), according to leading experts
Athletic enhancers are big business. But it’s not always clear which ones actually work – or what might be in them
The overlooked foods that can boost your natural GLP-1 (and make weight loss easier)
Not all fibre is created equal. Here's the kind that feeds your gut, curbs your appetite and helps keep weight off – and where to find it
A staggering number of Americans now have high cholesterol, say doctors. But statins might not be the answer
New cholesterol guidelines aim to tackle heart disease decades before it strikes. But is earlier treatment always better?
This 450-million-year-old fish has gone viral in Japan for the weirdest reason
Meet the Sacabambaspis, an extinct fish without jaws or fins
The surprising real cause of prediabetes (and how to reverse it)
You can reverse the slide towards type 2 diabetes if you catch it early enough and make the right lifestyle changes
An invisible force could be changing your lifespan, study suggests
Could the secret to how long we live be linked to Earth’s magnetism?
Experts have found an unexpected side-effect of weight-loss drugs
GLP-1s are linked to hair and nail changes, which experts say are reversible
Think you know Pompeii? These are the 7 myths you probably still believe
We all think we’ve heard the story of the deadly Roman-era volcanic eruption. But there’s so much more to learn
10 times space missions went hilariously wrong
From dropped tool bags to farting astronauts, spaceflight has had its fair share of amusing mistakes and embarrassing oversights
The 5 absolute best space images of 2026 (so far)
Jaw-dropping images of outer space from the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
