A robot dog was used to flip a switch at a nuclear site - as it was too unsafe for workers. The machine - named Spot - was used to turn on a crane in order to pick up containers of waste at the ...

Eating only during the daytime could protect night shift workers from the increased risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. Food timing could be a bigger risk factor than sleep ...

Weight training helps protect older people from dementia, according to new research. Volunteers with mild cognitive impairment who practiced strength training showed improvements in memory and brain ...

Long-term exposure to air pollution may harm the brain health of older people, warns a new study. Researchers found that exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is ...

Baby warty birch caterpillars defend the world’s smallest territory, according to new research. At just one to two millimeters long, the insects are minute. But the study shows that they still manage ...

An aquatic weed fed by human activity is killing off dolphins, warns new research. The phytoplankton bloom deprived bottlenose dolphins of nutritious prey, damaged habitats and led to a sharp rise in ...

Food made in space tastes different, according to new research. The traditional Japanese condiment miso had a nuttier flavor when made on board the International Space Station (ISS), say scientists.

A farmer captured the heartbreaking moment a newborn lamb was carried off by a sea eagle. Duncan Maclean, 40, was checking on his sheep on April 4 when he spotted three sea eagles - two clutching ...

A girl who suffered severe burns after falling into a cooking pot can now put on her school uniform by herself after ...

A baby owl has been named "Bob the Builder" - after it was hand-reared to avoid noisy building work. The American Barn Owl was born at the Scottish Owl Centre but damage to the sanctuary's buildings ...

Scientists say they have spotted a dust devil "eating" another on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured the otherworldly scene of several Red Planet mini-twisters spinning on the rim of Jezero ...