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Don't let January get you down. Here's how to beat the winter blues

For years, scientists have argued over whether psychopathy is learned or inherited. Brain imaging is now offering an unexpected verdict

Baby steps can make a big difference

New studies suggest just a few minutes of exercise a day can dramatically improve your health and longevity.

Weight loss feeling harder than it should? Your body isn’t broken, but the old advice about how it spends energy might be

Breathing is something we do unconsciously. But knowing when and how to take conscious deep breaths could unlock a host of benefits

Why are some of us procrastinators while others are dynamic, go-getters? It's down to our brains and by understanding the science behind motivation, you may find you can achieve more.

Need help getting through the month? Science can help.

Sobering science tells us that no amount of booze is good for our health. So should we rethink the way we drink?

The country has banned kids from using social media. The world is watching to see what happens next

Scientists are literally turning back the clocks in our cells, with the first drugs about to go to human trials

Featuring an world-changing supercomputer, a potential HIV cure, and signs of life on Mars

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.

Glass rain, anyone?

Heightened solar activity meant 2025 was one of the best years to see the northern lights and capture them on camera

The good, the bad and the frankly bizarre: from the world’s oldest newborn to a body-snatching bug, here were science’s strangest discoveries in 2025

People whose lives aren’t narrated by a voice in their head may have ‘anendophasia’. Experts are now investigating what’s actually going on in there

With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible

Does your pet favour one paw in particular? Surprisingly there is an easy way to find out and it applies to most animals.

The hidden trigger behind greying hair may have finally come to light. And it could hold the key to slowing ageing

Meet the 'living fossils' that give us a glimpse into life in the distant past

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world

Confusing and outdated messaging could be holding you back from being a keen, green, Earth-saving machine…