Optimism correlates with higher savings, especially for those struggling financially, offering a new perspective on financial success.

Scientists have developed a new more eco-friendly method for extracting the gold from electronic waste

Researchers have designed an energy-efficient device that produces drinking water from seawater using a solar-powered evaporation process.

Scientists have found a way to regenerate damaged heart muscle cells in mice, paving the way to treat heart defects and heart attack damage.

Special titanium oxide nanoparticles have been developed that use sunlight to stop wall paint yellowing.

Researchers have developed a new solid-state lithium-sulphur battery that boosts the range of electric vehicles.

Researchers say using very small magnets to wirelessly trigger specific nerve cells in the brain could help those with Parkinson’s Disease.

Massachusetts becomes the first US state to outlaw people under 21 being sentenced to life without parole.

Restricting calories is known to improve health and increase lifespan, but now scientists have uncovered a gene that makes it happen.

Ancient California redwoods defy scientists’ expectations and sprout new shoots from blackened trunks

Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that is enabling a woman with severe paralysis to speak through a digital avatar.

Engineers have found that almost any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air.

Just five minutes of walking every half hour during periods of prolonged sitting can offset some of the most harmful effects of sitting.

A new study suggests amyloid plaques found in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s are a substance released by the brain’s immune system.

New research demonstrates that nerves are not required for limb regeneration.

Adding bacteria can improve the compressive strength and tensile splitting strength of concrete.

A ‘superworm’ with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.

A new enzyme variant created can break down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.

Scientists have developed a new way to rejuvenate skin cells, allowing our cellular biological clocks to be wound back 30 years.

Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down — but a new hot-water technique can destroy them.