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Over 65s who feel happy and fulfilled live on average two years longer than those who are more gloomy, a study shows, and are less likely to die early

Scientists have discovered how to get drugs into the brain to help prevent the build up of the sticky plaques which are thought to cause Alzheimer's disease

This evening’s pyrotechnics have lost their sparkle, says Tom Chivers

Scientists in the US have discovered how red meat promotes a dangerous chemical reaction which leads to heart disease

The landing site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been named Agilkia after an island in the Nile

Far from being a random mess, magic mushrooms appear to make new and orderly connections in the brain

A new study shows that women and men's favourite sexual fantasies are really rather tame

Virgin Galactic described Friday's fatal accident as a ‘tragic setback’ but said it was now ‘moving forward…deliberately, and with determination.'

Scientists at Lancaster and Ulster universities have discovered that two common diabetes drugs reverse the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease

The University of Edinburgh has found that height is linked to the risk of death from dementia

Making long-term decisions on a empty stomach is better, a new study finds

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo was designed to float down to Earth like a shuttlecock but never reached speeds needed to make the technology work

Some probing questions will reveal if you really are from this planet

A new study from the University of Aberdeen suggests that Britons have been getting smarter every decade. Is it true - and if so, why? Tom Chivers investigates

Travelling through time, invisibility cloaks and teleporting could all happen within today's children's lifetimes, experts have predicted

Landmark survey of 2,500 men shows how healthy lifestyle ultimately pays off in old age

Researchers have found that natural immunity may exist to Ebola, after discovering that some animals get over the disease quickly, without major symptoms

Scientists at the University of California were able to pick up several words that subjects thought using a new mind-reading device

Digging for victory in World War 2 improved the health and brain power of Britons, the University of Aberdeen found

Christopher Nolan, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine and Jessica Chastain were in London today for the premiere of Interstellar