Early screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two very different possible outcomes of some “off-the-wall” research.

Researchers have found that elderly adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi and better spatial memory than those who are less fit.

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Craft is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars in habitable zones -- regions where water could pool on the surface of the planets.

A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens.

The ASTRA project, standing for Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application, has revived an instrument that hasn’t been played or heard in centuries.

Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.

Remains Of Gallo-Roman Vineyard Discovered In Gevrey-Chambertin

Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood.

A new dating method has found that "Peking Man" is around 200,000 years older than previously thought, suggesting he somehow adapted to the cold of a mild glacial period.