Tennis line judges are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" rather than "in", say researchers.

When it comes to choosing a husband, women tend to pick men who resemble their dad, a study shows.

A woman's voice becomes more alluring when she is at her most fertile, according to US research.

Details have been emerging about three children, who have been locked up since birth in a cellar with their mother, without ever seeing sunlight or receiving any education, raising worries about their physical and mental state.

Tennis line-judges' eye-sight is remarkably good, according to a review of controversial line calls.

A virtual walk around ancient Pompeii will be made possible this week thanks to an omni-directional treadmill.

Are children's educational chances being spoiled by their poor handwriting skills?

A recruitment firm compiles a list of the UK's most cringeworthy workplace jargon.

Healthy eating, exercise, security - these are just some of the means to living a longer life, we are often told. But what about our perceptions of time itself? A new book argues that by "slowing down" time we can extend our lives further.

Magazine readers suggest their own, hated office jargon to baffle the bosses.

GM has increased warranties on selected 2007 passenger vehicles in a bid to win back customers from Japanese competitors.

An anaesthetic which is also used as a recreational drug can treat depression within hours, according to a study.

As the threat of hosepipe bans looms, we ask whether UK consumers have had value for money from investment in the water industry?

A new research project which seeks to find out more about how babies learn and acquire knowledge has been set up.

Scientists say they can now predict how well we will remember something before the event has even taken place.

We can't touch time, or smell it. Yet it is utterly inescapable. But, new research shows, time is - at least partly - something we control in our heads.

Rats can home in on smells using a method similar to the stereo processing of sounds, scientists say.

People with a stroke affecting the right side of their brain may be going undiagnosed and untreated, experts fear.

Meditating monks are giving clues about how the brain's basic responses can be overridden, researchers say.

Humans are highly skilled at sniffing out suitable sexual partners, research has found.