Martha Henriques

Understanding how neurotic people's brains work could lead to better treatments for anxiety in the future.

There are less than 100 specimens each left of these critically endangered species.

The discovery could lead to treatments for people with certain psychosexual disorders.

Inefficient solid-fuel cooking stoves have significant health risks and contribute to climate change

A black sense of humour doesn't make you more likely to be a psychopath after all.

The more specific and targeted a 'psychological inoculation' is, the better it works, just like in medicine.

Stating the facts is not an effective way of engaging with a science sceptic.

The astonishingly well-preserved mummy of the iceman reveals that he ate local goat before he died.

Ocean temperatures are similar to those in the last interglacial period, when sea levels were much higher.

Features of gold jewellery found in the grave suggest a child found next to the woman was her daughter.

Rock art and pottery reflect the rise and fall of cattle grazing in the Gilf Kebir region.

The valleys allow more circulation of warmer water underneath the ice sheet, which could accelerate melting.

There are less than 60 vaquita porpoises left in the wild and it may be difficult to catch any to protect them.

Mount Tambora eruption of 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption in historical records.

We are likely to lose the majority of primate species to extinction in the coming decades.

A strong El Niño effect contributed to last year's record-breaking temperatures.

A fortified gatehouse shows signs of military activity and complex social structure in an Iron Age camp.

Wasp populations are booming as springs become warmer and drier, a new study finds.

Foeticide is not well understood in primates but could be widespread, researchers say.

The Halley VI base is being moved to a more secure location on a floating Antarctic ice sheet.

Women received significantly less nutritious food than men during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Vicious lizardfish have never been found in Australia before.

Humans are among a select few species that menstruate.

Shamal winds and unprecedented aridity was responsible for enormous storm.

Disposal by burning or acid baths causes serious health risks to workers, the public and wildlife.

Scientists got a surprise when they put ancient genes into fruit flies to test an old theory.

Medicine bottles, coins and medical instruments dating from the 1st Century CE were among the finds.

Pan-resistant superbugs means the return of incurable bacterial infections.

It's because of the way early humans shared food and how they moved social groups when mating.