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A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to orbit.

A California company owned by UK businessman Sir Richard Branson fails to launch a rocket to orbit.

Meat and milk from cloned cattle and their offspring is safe to consume, an independent panel of scientists says.

From Homer’s Odyssey to Alexander Pope, it has been a source of fascination over the centuries. But was the ancient war a grim reality or pure myth? Daisy Dunn weighs up the evidence.

The bond between female siblings has never been a more potent subject for dramatists, with hits from Little Women to Frozen putting it front and centre, writes Natasha Tripney.

Children are able to remember memories from their very earliest years, but forget them as they mature.

Plans to reduce the height of wood-based properties contradicts advice to increase construction.

A gene therapy technique which aims to ease memory problems linked to Alzheimer's Disease has been tested in mice.

A study sheds light on how certain alarm cries made by meerkats are more effective at alerting other members of the group to possible dangers.

Robert Downey Jr’s bizarre Welsh accent in the new Dr Dolittle film has been ridiculed. But how important is it for actors to get their intonation on point, asks Rachael Sigee.

During 1987 and 1988, Indian state TV broadcast a series that adapted the epic Hindu poem, the Ramayana. Some believe this set the path for a national Hindu consciousness.

Survival, community and love are explored in these plausible, prescient books. Jane Ciabattari on the novels that tell us ‘we’ve been through this before and we’ve survived’.

Thousands of van-driving nomads were living the dream - until the coronavirus pandemic brought them to a sudden halt.

Survey suggests British motorists are ready to change their behaviour to protect the environment.

From political upheavals to anxieties about sex, technology and women, it turns out conspiracy theories can tell us a lot about what’s going on in our societies – and how to fix them.

What are the biggest unsolved puzzles in our cosmic neighbourhood?

The next generation of telescopes could reveal the presence of oceans on planets beyond our Solar System.

The US government has formally declared it has no knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrial life, in response to petitions submitted to the White House.