Prof Brennan uses a surgical drill to remove a flap of skull. The exposed brain is pink, flushed with blood, and gently pulsing to the beat of the heart. Standing next to me is Dr Claire Durrant, an ...

Josh Finan gives a delicate, sensitive performance as an academic teaching a beginner class in philosophy at a British prison ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board said it had launched an immediate and "thorough" review following the tourists' defeat in ...

Is curing Alzheimer’s an impossible challenge or can we get there? I was invited to attend brain surgery at the forefront of ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

A miniature microscope hidden in a Cotswolds house has sold for more than £18,000 at auction. The rare scientific instrument, dating from the 18th Century, was sold by auctioneers at Kinghams ...

New device could be used to observe structures as small as individual proteins, as well as the environment in which they move ...

“The spirit of Christmas can’t be bought… Its resonance, its beauty, its truth, lies in the mystery of what it offers – asking us to stop what we are doing and look for the miracle”. Jeanette ...

A partial release of the documents over the weekend - which relate to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein - sparked criticism from lawmakers and victims.

A village on the Cornwall and Devon border has been lit up, one day at a time, for Christmas. Calstock's Advent windows have seen a new festively decorated window light up each day at 17:00 GMT during ...

Sandra Lee Myles cheerfully admits that she has absolutely no idea just how many Christmas lights she actually owns. The 44-year-old smiles as she says she only stopped putting them out in the family ...