Looks aren't everything: How attractive you are is down to voice and smell too
Psychology research should focus on studying the role of all our senses.
Meet Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the new Director General of the World Health Organisation
Dr Tedros served previously as health minister and foreign affairs minister in Ethiopia.
'Hunchback of Torrenueva' unearthed in Roman cemetery in southern Spain
Archaeologists have found the remains of a young man who suffered from Scheuermann's disease.
Do you have face blindness? Take this test to find out if you have prosopagnosia
Brad Pitt is one of the thousands people affected by the surprisingly common condition.
Enigmatic ancient human sacrifice unearthed in Korean palace
The sacrifice was a plea to the gods to bring success to construction projects.
Giant T-Rex could crush three cars in one bite
Scientists have modelled how T-Rex crushed bones of its prey.
Who is Sania Nishtar, Pakistan's candidate to lead the World Health Organisation?
Nishtar has an important civil society background which she hopes will help her build partnerships as WHO's Director General
First ever 3D-printed ovaries created to restore fertility in cancer patients
Tested in mice, the system has led to the birth of healthy pups.
Who is David Nabarro, the UK candidate to lead the World Health Organisation?
David Nabarro has played a key role in the fight against Ebola.
Proxima B: Our closest neighbouring exoplanet could host 'alien life' climate models suggest
Climate simulations have revealed Proxima B could have liquid water on its surface.
Ocean pollution: Remote South Pacific island of Henderson covered in 37 million bits of plastic
Plastic debris included fishing gear, baby dummies and toothbrushes.
Italy's supervolcano Campi Flegrei at greater risk of erupting than we thought
The volcano is located close to Naples where more than a million people live.
'Bureaucratic, weak and ineffective': How we can reform the World Health Organisation
The election of WHO's new Director-General is an opportunity to reform the organisation.
Genes linked to anorexia show deadly disease isn't just psychiatric
Scientists have identified the first genetic locus associated with anorexia.
Uganda's iconic tree-climbing lions forced out in search for food
The lions are an important tourism attraction for Uganda.
Burial chamber of Ancient Egyptian pharaoh's daughter discovered in mystery 3,800-year-old pyramid
The pyramid has been associated with 13th dynasty pharaoh Ameny-Qemau.
Baclofen: Controversial alcoholism drug stops man stuttering in chance clinical trial
Baclofen is a promising but controversial treatment for people with a dependence to alcohol.
Atmosphere rich in water discovered around Neptune-sized world
Exoplanet HAT-P-26b likely formed close to its star.
Deadly 'superbug' resistant to nearly all antibiotics emerged on Earth long before the dinosaurs
Enteroccoci emerged with the first animals that crawled on land some 450 million years ago.
What is Alabama Rot? Causes of deadly flesh-eating dog disease remain a mystery
A conference on Alabama rot might shed light on this deadly dog disease.
People with HIV are living far longer than they were 20 years ago
Antiretroviral therapy has been credited with saving millions of lives.
Lava waves on Io: Jupiter's volcano moon seen in unprecedented detail thanks to rare planet alignment
Lava lake Loki Patera on Io is the most volcanic site in the entire solar system.
Lions may starve to death - just like extinct sabre-tooth tigers did in the Ice Age
Both lions and Sunda clouded leopards could be affected by a loss of prey.
A low body mass index does not mean you'll develop Alzheimer's disease
Having a low BMI has previously been linked with Alzheimer's but this is merely an association.
Smuggled dinosaur embryo 'Baby Louie' identified as entirely new giant bird-like species
The Baby Louie fossil was discovered more than two decades ago in China.
Homo Naledi: Mystery human species lived alongside Homo Sapiens
More fossils of the elusive species were recently found in a dark cave chamber in South Africa.
Tibet's permafrost is playing a surprise role in climate change
Carbon has accumulated in the upper layers of the soil in the Tibetan Plateau in the space of a decade.
Cannabis: THC restores memory and improves learning in elderly mice
The study tested the effects of THC on the endocannabinoid system of young, mature and older mice.
Mystery of comet 67P's oxygen solved – providing new tool in search for alien life
Molecular oxygen surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has long puzzled scientists.
Paintings of ancient Egypt in Pompeii garden show just how cosmopolitan the Romans were
There has been much debate about the purpose of these artworks, known as Nilotic landscapes.
