Tucking into Christmas leftovers after Boxing Day could make you seriously ill, food safety chiefs have warned.

Whilst most of us start cooking with the intention of cleaning up as we go - many will have left dirty dishes to soak ...

In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

A new spider species from among the harsh dry lands of southern Morocco has amazed the scientific world with its face, a ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

From advancements in male birth control to the science of supplements, Scientific American highlights some of the most ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

This useful study provides a systematic and solid comparison of sex-biased enteroendocrine peptide expression, including AstC and Tk, to show that these peptides contribute to female-biased fat ...

This year’s highlights include the remodelling of a Richard Seifert brutalist ‘corncob’ tower, a celebration of Japanese carpentry and a wearable hot-water bottle ...