In medieval Denmark, people could pay for more prestigious graves closer to the church — a sign of wealth and status. But when researchers examined hundreds of skeletons, they discovered something ...

During the early Cold War, the U.S. Navy pursued a radical solution to a growing problem - how to launch fighter aircraft from ships without runways or aircraft carriers. Engineers designed a bizarre ...

Interbreeding between Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans is presented as a network rather than a simple branching tree. Fossils and genetic evidence are used to show repeated hybridization ...

Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of a dear friend who had died of cancer just before Christmas. The service took place in a north London crematorium and contained several achingly moving ...

"It takes a little more suspension of disbelief to enjoy science fiction and fantasy." Now the self-proclaimed science geek has revisited his best-selling mix of physics, maths, chemistry and ...

I want to be a vet for somebody the way I would want someone to be a vet for me,” said Adrien Zap, DAWS' new primary ...

The SPAM® Museum in Austin, Minnesota is proof that Americans will make a museum about literally anything, and honestly, we’re all better for it. Look, when you tell people you’re visiting a museum ...

Fox will be paying "The Real Full Monty" tribute to James Van Der Beek, who died Feb. 11 of colorectal cancer at age 48. The encore presentation will air on Fox Wednesday Feb. 18 (8 ET/PT) and will ...

There are some great cult classic fantasy TV shows that deserves a reboot in today's streaming or television world.

Fossil reveals that a giant python over 4 meters long once lived in Taiwan. The discovery rewrites the island's natural history.

When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University ...

Telegraph readers and experts are agreed – it’s better to face brutal reality than to use twee and anodyne phrases ...