Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows.
Scientists have identified more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies.
Some juror decisions are influenced by perceptions of the prevalence of crimes which can be incorrect or biased, a new study shows.
Businesses led by women were hit harder by COVID-19 than those led by men, according to a new study.
Black and Asian patients are waiting up to a month longer than White patients for some forms of cancer diagnosis from the point at which they first seek medical help, new research has found.
Social scientists have urged policy-makers and governments to rethink how income inequality is measured.
Most posts in extremist online forums are made by a clique of particularly committed members, a major new study shows.
Having stronger religious beliefs is linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction, a new study shows.
Cognitive Psychologists at the University of Exeter believe they have discovered the answer to a 60-year-old question as to why people find it more difficult to recognise faces from visually distinct racial backgrounds than they do their own.
Tens of millions of migratory insects cross at least 100km of open sea to reach Cyprus on the way to mainland Europe, new research shows.
Men at the highest risk for prostate cancer could be fast-tracked for investigation if their genetic risk was considered in general practice, new research has concluded.
Humour is used in English-language jihadi terrorist magazines to reinforce identity and help groups bond, research suggests.
Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, and the University of Exeter in the UK.
Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples' lands offers the best chance of preventing the extinction of the world's primates, researchers say.
Blood pressure should be measured in both arms and the higher reading should be adopted to improve hypertension diagnosis and management, according to a new study.
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere have a bigger impact on cloud cover – but less effect on cloud brightness – than previously thought, new research shows.
Global heating could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many predict or cause cascades of events we have yet to consider, or indeed both.
Employees who practise mindfulness are less bored at work and less likely to quit, according to a new study.
Rewilding landscapes using elements of farming practice can help to restore ecosystems and produce high-welfare, high-quality food, researchers say.
The structure of family groups gives animals an incentive to help or harm their social group as they age, new research shows.