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A condition that leaves people with two sets of DNA may be on the rise – and it’s posing thorny questions for families and forensic science

You can forget about your horoscope or Myers-Briggs result. By-and-large, they’re nothing more than a bit of fun

Everything we believe about the world can be manipulated, says a hypnosis expert

As 1 in 10 Japanese adults reach their 30s with zero sexual experience, experts are trying to piece together the reasons so many young people are celibate

From sites housing deadly materials to the locations of precious artefacts, here's the science behind some of Earth’s most restricted areas

Here's a look at some of the company’s iconic products, the flops that shaped it, and what may be coming next

With nuclear energy production increasing globally, the problem of what to do with the waste demands a solution. But where do you store something that stays dangerous for thousands of years?

You may have come across the idea that more boys are born after a war. But is the 'returning soldier effect' real?

These are the scientifically-backed ways to get back on task

New research suggests that our microbiomes can even help us resist the effects of ageing, if we treat them right

Occasionally, you’re minding your own business when a weird – and sometimes disturbing or upsetting – thought pops into your head. Why does your brain do this, and does it mean that you’re a bad person?

While harnessed geothermal heat help plants grow at the Eden Project, advanced new technology could turn it into a renewable source of clean, green energy for all.

The similarities may be uncanny, but identical twins aren't exact copies of one another

The Pompeii worm can withstand the heat of hydrothermal vents deep under the sea

There are all sorts of productivity myths out there – but are there any that actually work?

Over half a million people may have lived in the lost landscapes north of Australia... before they were consumed by the ocean

Sick of chasing happiness, instead of enjoying it? You may be stuck on what psychologists call the hedonic treadmill. Here's how you can step off it

Massive, invisible stars that formed in the earliest days of the Universe may hold clues to the true nature of dark matter. And we might have found some

New research on fungi suggests they could be demonstrating some form of intelligence

From nano-medics, to digital twins and space janitors

Some planets are stuck following the same orbital paths their entire lives. Others break free to wander alone through the vast, empty darkness of interstellar space. And there's a lot more of them than you might think

From bull semen to a commercial airliner, it doesn't get much weirder than this

Why your brain was never built to remember everything, explained by a neuroscientist

From water hunting on the Moon to the closest planet to the Sun