Science

Big Zuu, known for his iconic smile, has teamed up with Hampton by Hilton and researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London to scientifically prove how friendly service transforms an ordinary hotel stay into an exceptional one

Why service with a smile is the ultimate travel upgrade

British Scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin at the National Space Centre

UK children are picking AI and social media over traditional job roles

Most empowering women of 2025 - and the messages that made them stand out

The top 20 most empowering women of 2025 revealed

My children were completely engrossed in their LEGO Education BricQ Motion STEAM lessons

I tried LEGO's Education BricQ Motion set - perfect for home educators

A series of TikTok videos featuring Singapore-based general practitioner Dr Samuel Choudhury and content creator Darshen Kuna has gone viral

Speculation rife over TikTok duo's relationship

It premiers Monday 5th May at 10 PM

Ad Feature Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence Returns with gripping new cases

DIRTEA's award-winning mushroom coffee

Ditch the jitters – coffee alternative gives focus without the crash

'Look at the moon' heard all-female flight lifts off to space

Dr Clara Doran has turned the personal challenges we into a business opportunity

How a doctor turned brain fog into a business with a simple supplement

Glass Skincare

‘Glass Skin’ searches soar 380% – expert reveals how to achieve the look

Natasha Beavis finds a solution to the cost of learning crisis

City trader spots a gap in the education market to tackle ‘Cost-of-Learning’

AI-Generated Content

TUC urges clear labels, consent and fair pay for AI-generated content

A man who was given a novelty £4.99 cheese making kit as a Christmas present has just built a cheese factory in his back garden after turning it into a business.

I got a £4.99 cheesemaking kit. Now I run a boutique cheese studio

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting earth in 2023.

NASA identifies 'risk corridor' amid chance of asteroid hitting earth

Charlene Gisele

The power of a to-do list: Sleep better and get more done

Bomb-defusing robot dog.

Watch: New hi-tech robot dogs detect and defuse bomb threats

Linda Adams plays Mrs Crossley - the Blackpool landlady who helped to get justice for murder victims of serial killer George Smith.

I found a dead bride in my hotel. I proved husband was a serial killer
A guest house landlady uncovered a chilling secret after discovering a dead bride in her hotel bathtub - that the husband was a serial killer.
Lucinda Herbert

Is there a formula to win the Record of the Year GRAMMY? Experts believe they've figured out what's required for the best shot at earning the awards.

Explainer Experts think they've cracked the formula how to win a GRAMMY

Gen Z is increasingly turning to the divine to help them cope with an ever-complex world

Young people are bigger believers in God than their elders, study

Cefetra CEO Andrew Mackay addresses the audience at a CES event

Cefetra building on impact of first year of farming drive to adopt sustainable p...

A glyphosate-resistant weed has been detected in the UK for the first time, raising concerns with farmers.

First 'unkillable' weed found in Kent

The core science GCSEs cover a wide array of physics, chemistry and biology concepts

Your complete guide to the core science GCSEs

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of a number of family friendly shows that ATG Tickets have slashed ticket prices for as part of their January 2025 sale.

The brilliant family-friendly shows offering huge January savings

Winter solstice is celebrated at Stonehenge each year.

Winter Solstice 2024: When is the shortest day of the year?

This bacteria does not form naturally, and is being created in a lab.

What is 'mirror life' bacteria and why are scientists so worried?

A poll of 2,000 adults found it a crime to eat pasta without sauce, with one in six having poured a tin of soup in to lubricate it.

Brits reveal the quirkiest ways they enjoy their pasta

ITV news presenter Andrea Byrne has opened up about her and her husband's fertility issues and how they made her fell "guilty".

ITV news presenter Andrea Byrne opens up about fertility issues

David Beckham says he fell in love with his wife of 25 years Victoria at first sight. Photo by Getty Images.

Celebs like Becks say they feel love at first sight - is it real?
As David Beckham recalls the moment he fell for wife Victoria, relationship expert and dating agency co-founder Alex Mellor-Brook discusses if it is actually possible to fall in love at first sight.
Rochelle Barrand

Dr Zihao Ou, assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at Dallas, holds a vial of the common yellow food coloring tartrazine in solution Picture: UT Dallas / SWNS

E-number found in energy drinks and Doritos makes skin invisible

Many of us feel more inspired when hearing someone sound the same as us

Three quarters of adults are ‘proud’ of their accent

A Third Thumb being used to hold a bag of lemons.

Scientists invent a third thumb - and its surprisingly simple to use

These are the top 10 most commonly believed beauty beliefs

What walking 10,000 steps every day does for your health

The dusty tetraka was considered a lost bird until last year, when it was rediscovered by an expedition team (Photo: The Search for Lost Birds/Re:Wild)

How birdwatchers can help find the world's 126 'lost birds'

Scientists in Belgium have warned that using Listerine Cool Mint mouthwash every day could increase the risk of cancer. (Credit: Getty Images)

Mouthwash cancer warning

TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley

A tribute to Dr Michael Mosley

A multi-media simulation showing the planet orbiting Gliese 581 discovered at La Silla's observatory in Chile in 2007 (Photo: MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists discover potentially habitable planet

An artist illustration of the newly discovered Koleken (Gabriel Díaz Yantén / SWNS)

New dino has arms so small it makes T-rex 'look like a bodybuilder'

The Sunday Times Young Power List 2024 - UK & Ireland’s most inspiring young people. Pictures: PA

Sunday Times Young Power List: UK & Ireland’s most inspiring under 30s

A new study has revealed that women who have been pregnant are biologically older than women who had never been pregnant. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Motherhood really does age you - it’s official Jamie Jones

The new drone uses cockroach-inspired technology to find its way through tree branches (Photo: Emanuele Aucone/ETH Zurich & WSL)

New 'cockroach inspired' drone that could help measure biodiversity

Nearly a third of adults forget to drink water every day

The pink Russula was first spotted on a grass verge in Jersey (Photo: Charlotte Shenkin / SWNS)

Ultra rare pink mushroom found in British Isles for first time ever

Science Minister Andrew Griffith announced funding for phasing out animal testing would double (Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Explainer UK government to make plan for speeding up animal testing alternatives

A full eclipse of the moon ends as the moon leaves the shadow of the Earth in September 2015 (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

2024 lunar eclipses: which 'blood moons' will be visible from the UK?

The fungi played louder sounds in the study increased in biomass (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Fungi grow better if you play sounds to them, study finds

TikTok's viral sleepy girl mocktail claims to help you sleep, and experts have given their verdict on whether or not it really can. Photo of drink by TikTok, other images by Adobe Photos. Composite image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

TikTok's viral sleepy girl mocktail effectiveness explained by experts

(Photo: Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

When is the next solar eclipse in the UK? Next total eclipse in 2024

A supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in 2015 (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

How to see 2024's Supermoons

The Wolf Moon of 2017 rising over Glastonbury Tor in Somerset (Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

What is a Wolf Moon? January full moon brings a bright start to 2024

(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

When do the clocks go forward in 2024?

The 2023 Doomsday Clock - the clock has remained set at 90 seconds to midnight in 2024 (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

2024 Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight for second year

Handout photo issued by United Launch Alliance (ULA) ahead of the launch of the ULA Vulcan VC2S rocket for Peregrine Mission One (PM1) from Cape Canaveral in Florida. (Image: ULA/PA Wire)

Peregrine suffers a loss of propellant’ ending private moon mission

This year has seen some remarkable milestones, from world first transplants to the oldest objects in the universe (Image: Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)

The best science stories of 2023 - from AI to deep space

Insect populations with the steepest declines include beneficial insect species like predatory beetles (Photo: F. Vassen / SWNS)

Native insects are dying out en masse and being replaced by invaders

An AI-generated image of what some of the unknown extinct birds might have looked like, as researchers believe 1,430 bird species have died out over modern human history (UKCEH/PA Wire)

Humans may have wiped out one in nine bird species, study suggests

A post-mortem examination concluded Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine”. Picture: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

How ketamine changes the brain as Friends star cause of death revealed