In a recent interview on her 105th birthday, Taylor told the BBC she attributes her long and healthy life to yoga – alongside ...

One of the most consumed drugs in the US – and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – may do a lot more than simply ...

A new study gives all of us some extra motivation when it comes to getting outside and exercising: every day you manage to ...

For a long time, dieting and exercise were the only realistic options for many people who wanted to lose weight, but recent ...

Long before we're born, our heart's tissues twitch and convulse in a rhythm that only ceases in our final hour.

Short-term stress eating, such as across the holiday period, can lead to symptoms such as acid reflux and poor sleep – ...

In tests on cultured, lab-grown cancer cells, the molecular jackhammer method scored a 99 percent hit rate at destroying the ...

Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary systems in the entire galaxy.

In the center of NGC 5084, some 80 million light-years away, the supermassive black hole around which the whole galaxy revolves has been discovered tipped over on its side, with its rotational axis ...

An unlucky child born with a heart condition 17,000 years ago also had the earliest known instance of blue eyes.

If you're stuck for something to play with family members or friends, why not the ancient board game found in Shahr-i Sokhta ...

Russian scientists on Monday showed off the remarkably well preserved remains of a baby mammoth found in the permafrost-covered region of Yakutia. The 50,000-year-old female mammoth has been nicknamed ...