By Stephen Beech Man's ancestors transported stones over long distances to craft tools 2.6 million years ago - 600,000 years earlier than previously thought. Stone tools unearthed in Kenya reveal that ...

Ocean Photographer of the Year finalists showcase blue planet’s beauty The images that celebrate the ocean’s beauty also highlight the urgent need to protect it.

Knowledge dump: Museum launches exhibit all about poo Visitors will be able to explore poo through ‘smell, touch and discovery', according to the museum.

A miracle cat used up one of its nine lives after incredibly surviving a 50ft (15m) fall from the fifth floor of a block of flats. Four-year-old Ivy escaped with just a fractured jaw despite the huge ...

Woman gets breast cancer diagnosis after noticing this sign A "pea-sized lump" she noticed on her breast turned out to be stage 1 breast cancer.

Cancer drugs that have been around for two decades were able to eliminate aggressive tumors in a "remarkable" clinical trial. Two patients - one with the deadliest form of skin cancer called melanoma ...

The soaring cost of living and financial pressures on families have forced six in 10 parents into debt to provide for their children. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 parents of children aged ...

Cemetery’s larger fee for wider graves criticized as ‘fat tax’ People living in Wolverhampton could face a 20 percent price increase for larger plots to accommodate super-sized coffins.

A school where pupils are banned from using their mobile phones has reported impressive A-level results - with nearly 50 percent of grades A or A*. Sixth form students at Excelsior Academy in Hackney, ...

Air Force’s Thunderbirds zoom past Mount Rushmore The showcase was part of celebrations leading up to America’s 250th birthday next year on July 4.

Mom’s toothache turns out to be rare lung cancer Now, she is trying to raise $40,000 to get life-saving treatment abroad.