A team of researchers from Oxford University tracked the physical and intellectual development of babies around the world while in the womb through to age two.

Figures suggest one in 100 adults in the UK and US carry Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), while it is estimated to strike double that in Australia. The bug was only identified as an STI in 2015.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that some residents of the arctic island Greenland have a rare genetic mutation that makes sugar healthy for them.

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James Paul Freund, 30, and Pamela Mae Buckley, 25, were found by a trucker in August 1976 near Lynchburg. Freund and Buckley were both killed by shots to the back of their heads.

Kai-Fu Lee told Dailymail.com the world of employment was facing a crisis 'akin to that faced by farmers during the industrial revolution.'

Researchers found genetic variants linked to Alzheimer's and heavy smoking are less frequent in people with longer lifespans, suggesting that natural selection is weeding them out.

Experts at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York are using gene editing tool CRISPR to alter a string of human genetic code which is known to increase the risk of developing some cancers.

Researchers from Queen's University in Ontario discovered our brains are able to imagine all the outcomes of a decision in a split second.

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong analysed the results of more than 200 previous studies into generosity involving over 198,000 participants.

German researchers observed mice exposed to loud noises, such as those from a passing aircraft. Four days of aircraft noise led to high blood pressure.

A new study from the National Socio-environmental Sythesis Centre suggests that some parts of the world are experiencing a decline in the availability of nitrogen.

A team at Harvard Medical School’s Martinos Center believe the imaging technique (pictured) could provide new insight into diseases of the brain by looking at changes to gene expression.

The wormhole was created by scientists simulating two black holes in the quantum computer, one on each side of the system, and used the holographic tunnel to 'teleport' messages.

Genetic engineering may be a big part of our future on Mars.

After a decades long survey, researchers have unlocked some mysteries behind the 'halo's' of sand surrounding coral reef's and what they might mean for the embattled habitats' health.

A University of Richmond anthropologist and colleagues studied the relationship between status and levels of cooperation among the men of the indigenous Bolivian Tsimane people.

Erin Connelly is an expert in medieval medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, she explains how mainstream researchers are turning to medieval texts to find an alternative to antibiotics.

Researchers from the University of Manchester devised the new technique, which allows the client to control how much they approach, or avoid, spiders (stock image).

Scientists from Sydney University believe all modern humans came from a community which lived in the prehistoric Makgadikgadi-Okavango wetlands to the south of the Zambezi River.

Scientists from the University of Zurich asked a group of males to rank the body odours of 28 women of a reproductive age. The women had been tested for their levels of key fertility hormones.

Candida auris reproduces sexually, creating new strains. This has hindered scientist's ability to create drugs because the pathogen is constantly changing.

Cuckolding can lead to couples who enjoy the 'most effective communication skills', according to a research led by Albuquerque-based psychologist Dr David Ley (stock image).

Doctors in the South Korean capital Seoul found the rate of hearing loss among people aged from 40 to 64 was much lower in those who ate chocolate than among abstainers.

A new test analyses your genetic make-up to tell you which traits you inherited from each parent. Family history site Ancestry has launched a kit that can show who influenced particular characteristics.

Visitors to East Africa are often amazed by massive herds of cattle with a gorgeous array of horn, hump and coat patterns. Pastoralism – a way of life centered around herding – is a central part of many Africans’ identity.

Neurologists in the Netherlands say test subjects exhibited reduced activity in the parts of the brain involved with empathy if they were told to shock someone than if they chose to do it.

Researchers from the University of Southern California found African Americans had higher levels of inflammation and they suggested more than 50 per cent of the rise could be due to racism.

Researchers at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences have revealed results that could show a fifth force of nature (pictured, a cosmic web) in action.

Doctor Bennet Omalu (left), San Joaquin County's chief medical examiner, announced his resignation today. He alleges that Sheriff Steve Moore (right) interferes in death investigations.

Researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands found that more than 30,000 scientific papers have been published based on results from contaminated cells.

The age we go grey depends on our ethnicity, according to researchers from Boston University in the US.

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a key enzyme in the brains of mice that works within the nucleus of neurons to turn genes on or off when new memories are formed.

Researchers found individuals who displayed classic narcissistic traits were more likely to get involved early in the political process - calling officials, making donations and attending rallies.

Every human cell contains a 'kill code' which can be triggered to cause its own self-destruction, say Northwestern University, who believe it could be utilised for the future fight against cancer.

The sole volunteer in a trial to test a gene editing technique, 27-year-old Terry Horgan, has died but researchers are unsure of what exactly caused his death: the gene editing or his genetic disorder.

The 61-year-old actor responded to the claims during an appearance on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert alongside his White Plumbers co-star Justin Theroux on Tuesday night.

10 more British genealogy tips. More tips and advice for helping you get over your British genealogy brick walls.

We're beginning to understand who were the first Americans in greater detail.

A small collection of photos is one of the few existing visual reminders of the American eugenics movement.