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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb recovered small fragments of iron from the ocean floor, and he believes they're evidence of alien life. He called NASA 'arrogant' for doubting it

Harvard physics expert and professor Avi Loeb says our universe may have been created in a lab by aliens, who have 'Godlike' intelligence and technological capabilities

Researchers from Harvard University have found a link between those who consume olive oil regularly in place of margarine or mayonnaise had a lower risk of dying from dementia

We all know that exercising, eating well and socialising with loved ones spark joy, but there are more surprising activities also scientifically proven to be good for our mental health, writes Natasha Holt

How creative are you? It's hard to define this in orders, and even harder to measure. But a new test, developed by scientists, aims to measure it once and for all

An investigation into body parts that went missing from Harvard Medical School led the FBI to search the apartment of a man in Kentucky, where over 40 skulls were found

Harvard University professor Dr Daniel Lieberman says there's a type of exercise that we all should be doing to help our bodies remain strong and healthy as we get older

A Harvard professor challenges the widely held belief that eight hours of sleep is necessary, supported by research indicating cognitive difficulties associated with more or less sleep

Six chemical cocktails have been discovered that can return cells to their younger versions in an effort to halt and even reverse the ageing process in what's been hailed a "breakthrough"

Oppenheimer – whose life has now been turned into a Hollywood movie starring Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr – later claimed that, in the moments after the detonation, he recited a line from Hindu scripture in his mind: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"

'My view was vitamins are better sourced from food, but US research shows pills are beneficial', says Miriam Stoppard

Health and diet expert Dr Michael Mosley has shared the one thing we should all be doing to help improve our health - and it's not necessarily changing what we eat

Alina Beskrovna has told how she hid in a basement in Mariupol, Ukraine, and drank "radiator water" as Russian shelling rained down but now her family has escaped and she is taking a Master's at Harvard

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas went to Yale because of affirmative action — then voted to end the practice 50 years later during a landmark decision

America's colleges and universities can no longer weigh race and gender when considering a student's eligibility for enrollment after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action on Thursday

The landmark decision overturns long-standing precedent that has benefitted Black and Latino students in higher education

This week, scientists were able to recover items from the bottom of the ocean that landed there out of the sky 10 years ago - and this Harvard professor says they could be proof of extraterrestrial life

Mixed martial artist Sean Strickland has offered Twitter chairman and Tesla chief Elon Musk training help ahead of a potential fight against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

A texas girl born in prison has defied the odds after graduating third in her class and secured a full scholarship to Harvard

American actor Tom Hanks received an honorary degree from Harvard University this week, with the California-born Forrest Gump star delivering an inspiring speech to graduates

If your thoughts are always wandering to the biscuit barrel and you can’t resist a snack attack, Dr Amy Shah believes she can help you take back control of your hunger

Devices such as the Webb Space Telescope can analyse the atmosphere of other planets in unprecedented detail, bringing scientists a step closer to understanding whether or not there's life beyond Earth

An east London school that serves some of the poorest communities in the country has scored better A Level results than top private schools like Rishi Sunak's Winchester College - which costs £15,000 a term

David Balogun's feat is all the more impressive considering he studied remotely from his home in Bensalem, Philadelphia, US. His family are now looking to colleges but said they need to find one that would work for the nine-year-old