Researchers have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic risk factors, do not have an increased rate of mortality

Two thousand years ago the Mediterranean Sea was a haven for two species of whale that have since virtually disappeared from the North Atlantic

A fulsome smile in a photo makes it easier for people to identify the individual, say researchers at the University of York

African elephants like to rumble, naked mole rats trade soft chirps while fireflies alternate flashes in courtship dialogues

Previous analysis of Mesolithic skeletal remains in this region has suggested a more varied Mediterranean diet 

Around 30,000 years ago realistic art suddenly flourished in Europe

Scientists have produced a 3-D nanoscale reconstruction of the mineral structure of bone

Research to raise a few eyebrows: Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution

They have an unwarranted image as brutish and uncaring, but new research has revealed just how knowledgeable and effective Neanderthal healthcare was

The surprising find occurred when a team at the University of York were investigating the digestive system of firebrats

Researchers unlock key scientific challenge of how biorefineries can convert wood into biofuel in an environmental and cost-effective way

Currently, tests to detect the presence of infection or disease require a sample of blood from a patient, which is later analyzed in a laboratory to detect markers of disease

Researchers used bone collagen (protein) sequences to determine the species of 20 previously unidentifiable bone fragments

Starbons, made from waste biomass including food peelings and seaweed, were discovered and first reported ten years ago

Metals are present in a wide range of habitats, with a large number of land sites in the UK remaining contaminated since the industrial revolution