By targeting the molecular signal that causes tumours to metastasize, researchers think they can slow the spread.

A new study has discovered a genetic link between unusual human super-sociability, why your dog loves pleasing you and why wolves don't.

Dr. Chris Heyn explains how our bodies generate heat

Bob McDonald interview Dr. Jon Willis about his book 'All These Worlds Are Yours - The Scientific Search For Alien Life'

MIT chemists now understand how plants, mosses and algae can photosynthesize without getting burnt by the sun.

Cacao plants pass on good microbes to "baby" plants through their leaf litter.

Spend enough time in the remote forests of Australia and you might be lucky enough to hear a cockatoo tap out a beat.

A warming climate is leading to dryer conditions, which increase the risk of bigger, more intense wildfires.

A new study looking at popular "brain training" programs that are meant to improve cognition and decision skills suggests that they work no better than ordinary video games.

Canadian scientists here are testing our mosquitoes to see if they can transmit infections like the Zika virus.