Science Illustrated

Researchers followed 4,000+ children to assess their mental health at four different ages. A simple routine can help protect your child from distress – and just one day a week made a big difference.

Researchers are busy developing the perfect new nuclear power solution. It has its strengths precisely where traditional nuclear power is weak.

According to researcher Thomas Curran, 300+ studies involving a total of 90,000 participants all point in the same direction: we have overlooked one of the key factors behind poor mental health among young people.

Chronic fatigue syndrome has often been overlooked by doctors and researchers. Geneticist Chris Ponting has revolutionised our understanding of the disease – and he has a remarkable message for those suffering from it.

You would probably not notice it, if it were sitting on your desk, but on the Moon, a small, round object has just completed a task that even the biggest of machines struggle to accomplish.

A small detail that had previously been overlooked prompted researchers to reassess a famous discovery.

American researchers have compiled findings from 800+ scientific studies to identify a common habit that increases the risk of 10 different types of cancer.

The telescope has long provided astronomers with invaluable data, but right now, it is plummeting towards Earth. So, an impressive rescue operation has been launched – and if it succeeds, the next target could be a far better-known telescope that is also in trouble.

Researchers have reviewed nearly 4,000 studies from around the world to reveal that a particular routine can alleviate stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression - and boost your mood.

You feel exhausted and find it hard to focus, and no matter how much you rest, you cannot shake off the fatigue. This is everyday life for millions of people – yet for decades, many doctors have dismissed the symptoms as pure imagination. Now, researchers have documented that the doctors were wrong.

Engineers are testing a solution that no one has ever managed to make work before.

400+ Swedes were observed for three decades in a groundbreaking study that reveals how your physical fitness at a particular point in life could have a significant impact on your future health.

In nature, a special group of fathers have taken childcare to the extreme, and some of them even give birth to and nurse their offspring.

For many years, it was known only through the accounts of fishermen and amateur photographers. Now, researchers have analysed 20 years of observations to discover unprecedented behaviour.

The tiny team leaders inside cells are industrious and able to work miracles – and they could be the key to restoring Earth's atmosphere.

Something seems to be changing in the body, long before the classic symptoms become apparent.