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Artificial intelligence could be facing a major public backlash, warned Prof Jim al-Khalili, the incoming president of the British Science Association(...)

Close your eyes and picture a scientist. Better still, ask a child to draw one. The likely outcomes were one of the topics discussed at the hugely (...)

The teeth of children who died during the Famine carry a hidden history of their short lives and tragic deaths. Chemical analysis of the teeth using a(...)

Meet iStan a “patient simulator” who can start the day as a 20-year-old fit male but then become an 80-year-old smoker with a bad heart after lunch. T(...)

A €2.5 million study has just been launched to study the last remaining unexplored region of Europe. Known as Doggerland and about the size of Ireland(...)

Researchers have discovered a major prehistoric stone monument 3km away from the famous Stonehenge standing stones. The enormous Durrington Walls “su(...)

Faecal transplants - now that is something you want to hear about on a Saturday morning as you munch your breakfast. The subject might seem completely(...)

When it comes to designing a robot nowadays, it pays to be flexible. The concept of a robot usually brings to mind a humanoid shape, made of metal,(...)

The next generation of robots is going to have a new mix of talents, capable of teaching students the delights of maths or working as a care giver in (...)

Two researchers from the University of Birmingham have unveiled a series of biological tests to diagnose concussions in sports injuries. Prof Tony Bel(...)