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Scientists detail origins and diversity of every known mineral on Earth

The work will help reconstruct the history of life on Earth and guide the search for new minerals and deposits, researchers say.

Humpback whales share culture and whole new songs across populations ‘very easily’, study finds

Study sheds more light on inter-population culture transmission in animals

HIV speeds up body’s ageing process soon after infection, study finds

Infection may cut about five years off an individual’s life span relative to an uninfected person

Adolescents more vulnerable to cannabis addiction than adults, study suggests

But they may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, researchers found.

Viruses make people more attractive to mosquitoes, study finds

Scents from infected mice found to ‘stimulate a significant response in mosquito antennae’

Dissolving implantable device can relieve pain without drugs, study suggests

The device could provide an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive drugs, researchers say.

Testing on live animals increased by 6%, new data suggests

Across Great Britain some 3.06 million tests were carried out on animals in 2021.

Culture influences whether a musical note is perceived as happy or sad, study finds

Major chords are typically seen as ‘happy’ and minor chords as ‘sad,’ but this is not universal

Hundreds of lives could be saved through improved road safety measures – study

Researchers from around the world analysed the impact of targeting ‘four key risk factors’.

Giant fossil of ancient kangaroo species that lived more than 42,000 years ago found

Fossil likely belongs to a unique genus of more primitive kangaroo found only in Papua New Guinea

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