Danish scientists found that a molecule called norepinephrine plays a key role in brain cleaning in mice. During deep sleep, ...

Locals have been left baffled by a prankster who has left a plate of peeled bananas on their street every month for more than ...

A toaster-shaped device lets you charge your phone in TWO seconds. Swippitt lets you place your handset in a slot and ...

Parkinson's disease patients can dance the blues away, reveals new research. Dancing lowers the depression associated with ...

People prefer high-calorie food - regardless of their shape or size, suggests a new study. Higher calorie foods were preferred in experiments - despite similar taste and texture, say scientists. Study ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 7,000-year-old figurine that looks like an alien. Researchers discovered the unearthly form while digging at a site in Kuwait called Bahra 1. The joint Kuwaiti-Polish ...

Exercise really does reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, according to a new study. And doctors should survey all patients about their physical activity levels, say scientists. American ...

Police officers are to be equipped with a 'tagging' spray in a bid to tackle London's phone snatching epidemic. The Met Police's Waterloo & Southbank Neighbourhood Team said all its officers will be ...

Satellite images reveal the scale of the disastrous Californian wildfires. A newly released image - taken Jan. 9 - shows huge swaths of smoke billowing over the Pacific Ocean. It was captured by the ...

An incredible view of the winter solstice is seen from a brand-new satellite. The US government's scientific weather forecasting agency NOAA captured the scene on Saturday (Dec. 21) from the GOES-19 ...