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They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and it seems that a good emotional breakdown does actually help us tackle pain. A new study has found that watching emotional films releases painkillers in the human body and gives you a natural...

Sharks have a big reputation for their teeth. The ocean predators use their buzz saw mouths to efficiently dismantle prey, ranging from marine mammals and sea turtles to seabirds and — as Hollywood likes to remind us — an occasional human. There are...

Hey, soon-to-be moms, don't stop talking to the baby in your belly. New research shows your little one is already learning about language and speech even as he slumbers in your womb. Moms instinctively know that talking to their unborn baby is a good...

The world's top land carnivores such as tigers, lions and jaguars are coming under threat as their prey dwindles in number, according to the first global study of feeding patterns. There are only 17 four-legged predators -– big cats, wolves and wild...

A new study published in Royal Society Open Science reveals that Western fairy tales, often credited to the brothers Grimm, may actually be up to 6,000 years old. Researchers examined a massive online repository of more than 2,000 distinct tales from...