The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an ...

Travel was a crucial inspiration for the art of Turner, born 250 years ago – and in turn his paintings inspired the ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its ...

The creators of that skull-scratching game are now back with another — Scrambled Maps — in which the player is presented with ...

Scientists hope the experimental technique called ‘Oz’ could someday simulate vision for the colour‑blind and help model ...

"Olo" is said to be a saturated blue-green - but some say the existence of a new colour is "open to argument".

Race Across the World starts on BBC One on Wednesday 23 April at 9pm. This series will have nine hour-long episodes, with ...

A report highlighted that melting snowcaps are causing sea levels to rise about one millimetre higher every year, a figure that “might seem insignificant, yet every millimetre will flood another ...