Cold therapy may be worse than doing nothing for post-exercise recovery

When we talk about prehistoric foods, we often focus on meat or perhaps cereal grains. But columnist Michael Marshall finds that ancient humans may have dined on more insects than we previously thought

Particles from fireworks and bonfires likely to have contributed to levels well above WHO’s daily guideline Air pollution soared to “very high” levels across urban parts of England on Monday as still, foggy weather kept emissions trapped after a weekend of fireworks and bonfires. Government monitoring showed 11 sites, mainly in London and Greater Manchester, reached the highest band on its 10-point index for particulate matter in the 24 hours to 10am. A further 27 sites recorded “high” levels ac

A gene called ZFX exerts powerful effects on an entire network of genes linked to autism, which may help explain why the condition is less common in females

A radical new approach suggests some of quantum theory’s most bizarre and inexplicable effects might be down to physics failing to account properly for time