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.

Weird noises, mysterious constructions and strange disappearances have left scientists scratching their heads. Here are seven phenomena we still can’t explain.

Could we deflect an asteroid to stop it from hitting Earth? The success of NASA’s DART mission suggests so, but only after ESA’s soon-to-launch Hera mission has checked the results will we know if this approach to planetary defence is a viable possibility.

More than half of men and millions of women are affected by hair loss. It causes low self-esteem in some and anxiety in others. Thankfully, scientists around the world are getting to the roots of the problem with pioneering new treatments.

Stories of spooky goings on pique our interest like nothing else, so there’s always a slight tinge of disappointment when science debunks them as fiction rather than fact. Case in point: the many yarns spun about the ‘Bermuda Triangle’. But truth is stranger than fiction. And although we’ve struck off one mysterious Bermuda Triangle, another – perhaps even stranger – one has risen to take its place: the South Atlantic Anomaly, or the so-called ‘Bermuda Triangle of Space’. Satellites and spacecraft risk being scrambled and pass through it at their peril, while astronauts avoid going on spacewalks when they’re anywhere near it. But what makes this orbital no-go zone so weird, is that it doesn’t stay put. It's been shifting from one place to another, and back again, over a very long time. So, what's behind this mysterious sinkhole that we have no control over?

Consistently falling asleep and waking at the same time each night is more important for a long life than previously thought.

Certain animals can form lifelong bonds in a single day. But what about humans?

We're likely over-consuming the world's most profitable nutrient – and it’s wrecking our waistlines.