Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The ...

The world is ageing quickly. People older than 64 years already outnumber children younger than five, and this asymmetry will continue to widen. As life expectancy increases and fertility rates ...

By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, researchers are shedding light on the holy grail of neuroscience: the mechanics of how we learn. The team ...

New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use their beaks to eat and explore their habitats -- adaptations that helped them evolve into the ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw ...

A pageant queen is urging people to attend regular eye tests as she credits hers for saving her life. Holly Worswick's eye test flagged a deadly brain tumour that was silently growing for 10 years.

Holly Worswick's eye test flagged a deadly brain tumour that was silently growing for 10 years. She is now competing to be crowned Miss England despite surgeons carving her infected head open ...