UK wind farms could be generating 10% more electricity as a result of global warming, a study has found.

Researchers found that increased weight and obesity may result in increased smoking.

The internet is having a meltdown.

The ‘pale blue’ dot is back.

At present RoboFly can take off and land but researchers hope they will soon be able to control navigation.

New technique shows that inferior cheaper beans are being added to premium quality Arabica coffee.

Having legs a bit longer than average may be linked to strength and good health.

Apes sleep in leafy beds that are surprisingly free of body bacteria and parasites.

Bugs in acidic streams at St Oswald’s Bay raise the chances of finding evidence of past life on the Red Planet.

Scientists attribute this to nouns ‘representing new information’.

They claim to have achieved this by transferring RNA – a form of genetic material.

Scientists were surprised by the modern structure of Homo naledi’s brain.

A Sars-like vomiting bug that infects pigs has been shown to jump between species including chickens, cats and humans.

It will attempt to fly in the thin Martian atmosphere.

Does the multiverse hypothesis hold true?

A new approach that stops the common cold virus replicating could work against multiple strains.

Turns out, our brains soak up enough visual information to provide a 360-view of our surroundings.

The marine creature uses its strong jaws to crush crabs and other shelled animals.

Scientists are using a gene-editing tool to make cacao trees disease resistant.

Entering the annual competition may be linked to an increase in a country’s life satisfaction.

Parts of the city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in the year 79AD await excavation.

Public Health England is urging people to check they are properly vaccinated.

From La Jolla to Encinitas, people are sharing incredible photos.

The #StillAScientist hashtag is inspiring women to share their stories.

Turns out, the building is able to weather seismic activity for the same reason it leans.

A University of Exeter team found they have unique calls and are more likely to react to members of their own colony.

Tiny shell fossils show evidence of warm waters around the UK 500 million years ago

The European Space Agency described the picture as ‘exceeding expectations’.

The photos were taken by Nasa’s Terra satellite.

The CubeSats ‘are alive and well’.

An experimental drug stimulates hair growth from follicles in an ‘exciting’ study.

Astronomers listen out for intelligent radio signals from across the galaxy.

Scientists say the cycle repeats every 405,000 years.

The incredible power of the eruption of the Kilauea volcano is laid bare.

Ancient Earth Globe allows you to see the Blue Planet at various points during its geological history.

You really couldn’t make it up.

A jumping spider study could lead to micro-robots.

The 12-week programme included repeatedly walking fast uphill on a treadmill for two minutes and then at a slower pace on the flat for the same time.

Beautiful end predicted for the Earth’s parent star in 10 billion years.

The impact of world-wide tourism on carbon emissions is four times greater than previously thought, say scientists.