Blue lights are used in police cars, ambulances, and fire engines, to grab our attention. But far from causing stress, as you might assume, blue light could be used to treat acute stress, say Spanish ...

The world's oldest known cases of breast cancer and multiple myeloma have been discovered in the remains of mummies in the pharaonic necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in the Egyptian city of Aswan. Jim Dru ...

Japan’s elderly care centers are playing host to a robot revolution, as the government tackles an ageing population with homegrown electronics expertise. Sara Hemrajani reports.

Facebook says it'll give users more control of their data in the wake of a huge scandal over data privacy that has hammered its stock. Fred Katayama reports.

London's iconic black cab has gone electric in a bid to bring more fresh air to the Big Smoke, and the makers have now set their sights on becoming the world's green taxi. Matthew Stock reports.

Elias, the new language teacher in a school in southern Finland, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the "Gangnam Style,"