From ancient Babylon to modern bathrooms, soap has shaped human hygiene for over 5,000 years. But how does it really work?

Travel back nearly 4,000 years and bring history to life with a rich, savory lamb stew based on a recipe from ancient ...

Soap, a complex molecule, is both water-loving and water-fearing. Shaped like a tadpole, the soap molecule has a round head ...

Soap, a complex molecule, is both water-loving and water-fearing. Shaped like a tadpole, the soap molecule has a round head ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study exoplanets and the opportunity to refresh one’s perspectives.

“Whether it be French cave paintings, Sumerian cuneiform ... and evolutionists with his theory that long ago our planet was discovered by extraterrestrial explorers. The “man” of those ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization. The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in ...

The tradeoff for the warmer weather at night is a longer wait until it becomes dark enough to see stars, planets and meteors. The summer solstice is fast approaching, meaning the Northern ...

A Plymouth University graduate's experience of spending time alone at sea has featured in a well-know travel anthology.