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

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

Socializing with friends and family helps protect people from a heart attack and illnesses such as flu, according to new research. Loneliness is linked to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke and ...

A "remarkable" tree fossil has been discovered - which reveals the "English Riviera" Devon coast was once a volcanic island covered in palm trees. The 377 million-year-old fossil was discovered by Dr.

Single people are less extroverted, less conscientious, and less open to experiences than people who are married or in relationships, according to a new study. Lifelong singletons also have lower ...

A new blood test can predict how long vaccine immunity will last. The revolutionary breakthrough will help to create more effective jabs, say scientists. They explained that when children receive ...

New treatments to slow the aging of the brain may be possible following a major breakthrough. American scientists have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo major changes as ...

Meet the specially trained HeroRATS who "save lives every day" - by sniffing out hidden landmines in Cambodia. Cambodia has one of the highest concentrations of landmines in the world. APOPO is a ...

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 ...

Bats are "riders on the storm" when they migrate thousands of miles across continents, reveals new research. The winged mammals surf storm fronts as they traverse Europe, North America and Africa, ...