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Parents of autistic children see Dr Richard Frye as a ‘miracle’ worker, and it’s not hard to understand why. Told that their youngsters might never utter a word, they describe …

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has never set foot on the multimillion-dollar green-powered superyacht built for him.  The billionaire tech mogul, 69, reportedly commissioned the world’s first hydrogen gas fuel-cell superyacht, built by Dutch …

The decades-long dream of creating a male equivalent of ‘the pill’ is moving closer to reality.  Scientists in the US have begun testing a hormone-free contraceptive tablet in men called …

A California man has been found guilty of strangling and beating a teenage girl to death more than four decades ago.  Marvin Ray Markle, 59, was convicted of first-degree murder this …

There has been an unbelievable breakthrough in the gruesome Jack the Ripper serial killer case that has haunted England for over a century. After 137 years of mystery, we may …

A newly translated runic inscription has shed ‘compelling’ new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced. The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 11lbs …

Bill Gates revealed that he would be diagnosed with autism if he were a child today in a wide-ranging and surprisingly candid interview that reveals how the billionaire will adapt to …

A common deworming drug used in dogs and cats may help to cure cancer in humans, but doctors urge caution over the unproven method.  Fenbendazole, known by its brand names Panacur …

It builds on previous research showing solar energy can be stored for up to 18 years. ADVERTISEMENT Solar energy storage is a key part of the clean energy puzzle.  The …

The latest multi-agency United in Science report outlines a key role for AI. ADVERTISEMENT The world is more likely than not to rise 3°C above pre-industrial levels this century, according …