Should cruise ships be banned?

The world's biggest cruise ship has set sail but is it good for the planet?

Angry clownfish count to tell friend from foe

Scientists discover the famous striped fish can count to three.

Flying reptile discovery brings surprises

Scientists have discovered that a pterosaur (flying reptile) found on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland, is in fact a new species.

Animal migrations

Discover the secrets behind nature's greatest wonder

SCIENCE WORLD

Go on a journey through time and help stop plastic waste this month.

Wildlife watch

Author, TV presenter and vet Jess French shows you what to spot in nature this month.

Big boost in fight against malaria

MORE ore than 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon, in Africa, have received a free malaria vaccine.

High-tech hedgerow map

All the hedgerows in England have been mapped using laser scanning technology, and researchers have found that there are 242,000 miles of them in total – enough to wrap around Earth ten times.

BORN TO RUN

Isabel Thomas rides with the horses who've swapped the stables for life on the wild side.

Albert Lin

Meet the explorer using futuristic technology to uncover the past

Lucid dreaming

What if you could control your own dreams?

NEW CAMERA TECH SEES THE WORLD THROUGH ANIMALS' EYES

Advanced video camera reproduces animals' eyesight capabilities with over 90 per cent accuracy

WATER FOUND BURIED UNDER MARTIAN EQUATOR

New observations reveal what's inside the mysterious deposits hidden beneath giant formations on the Red Planet

BLACK HOLE UNBALANCES ENTIRE GALAXY WITH MASSIVE TANTRUM

The XMM-Newton space observatory has spotted a black hole going 'full toddler'

TONGUE SCRAPING: CAN THE LATEST TIKTOK TREND PUT AN END TO BAD BREATH?

Advocates of tongue scraping claim it's an effective way to remove odour-causing bacteria

PEEK INSIDE WHAT COULD BE THE FIRST HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON THE MOON

The Sun will never set on this lunar habitat that could double as an exclusive tourist destination

STRUGGLING TO FIND THE MOTIVATION TO EXERCISE? BLAME YOUR BRAIN

We all know that working out makes us feel better. So why do most of us find it so difficult to actually do it?

RADIO WAVES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN HAVE SCIENTISTS PUZZLED

Fast radio bursts originating from outside the Milky Way were first detected almost 20 years ago. But what are they?

SCIENTIFICALLY, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO CUT A SANDWICH?

The consensus view favours cutting sandwiches diagonally to form two triangles, although hard science to back this up is difficult to find.

DARK MATTER A NEW DAWN

A SCIENTIST SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING PART IN OUR THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE REVEALS HOW WE'LL FIND IT DO CRACKS IN THE STANDARD MODEL HINT AT THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW PHYSICS?

BREAKTHROUGH ANTI-AGEING CELL DISCOVERY COULD HELP YOU STAY YOUNGER FOR LONGER

A white blood cell in our bodies could give extended youth

MEGALODON MAY NOT HAVE BEEN QUITE SO MEGA, CONTROVERSIAL STUDY SUGGESTS

Shark experts now disagree over the apex predator's shape and size

NEED TO TUNE OUT THE RINGING OF TINNITUS? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT

Initial trials of MindEar suggest it can help tinnitus sufferers filter out the ringing in their ears

AI ANALYSIS SHOWS YOUR FINGERPRINTS AREN'T UNIQUE

The findings could lead to the reopening of many criminal cases

THE COUNTERINTUITIVE COSMOS

THE WORLD ISN'T WHAT IT SEEMS. HERE'S HOW SCIENCE HAS EXPOSED THE FALLACIES AND MISCONCEIVED IDEAS OF EARTH AND THE HEAVENS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

WHY DO WE PICK FAVOURITES?

At the root of favouritism is the fact we all have preferences for certain colours, tastes, faces, places and much more. These preferences are partly driven by our evolutionary past.

A MATTER OF THE HEART

A little-known health test could save your life... for a price

IN THE LINE OF FIRE

AFTER THREE YEARS OF FIERY ERUPTIONS, EXPERTS ARE NOW CONFIDENT THAT ICELAND'S REYKJANES PENINSULA HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

WATER BOTTLES: HOW SAVING THE PLANET COULD MAKE YOU SICK

Reusable water bottles reduce waste from single-use plastic, but without regular cleaning become havens for bacteria

The Antikythera mechanism

Time is ticking on a 2,000-year-old mystery. Will you solve this ancient riddle?