Deep brain stimulation could improve the quality of life and weight of people with severe anorexia, a small study suggests.

Google has offered a $20m grand prize to the first privately-funded company to land a robot on the moon and explore the surface.

Hugh Howey talks about the success of his ebook Wool

Hugh Howey talks about the success of his ebook Wool

Photos of the past and opinions about the American future

Photos of the past and opinions about the American future

How a war photographer captured life in Iraq

The shocking act that helped shape the way Britain's heritage is now loved and protected.

A New York man suspected of a hit-and-run accident that killed two expectant parents on their way to hospital is arrested in Pennsylvania.

A New York man suspected of a hit-and-run accident that killed two expectant parents on their way to hospital is arrested in Pennsylvania.

Is the era of the 'anti-American' bogeyman at an end?

Hugo Chavez is the latest critic of the US to leave the world stage. Is the era of the anti-American bogeymen at an end?

The government is failing to tackle loopholes in student visas which are seeing tens of thousands of people enter the UK, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper will warn.

Hyundai and Kia benefit from woes of European car makers

Hyundai and Kia benefit from woes of European car makers

Around half of the UK's deer population needs to be shot each year to stop extreme devastation to the countryside, scientists claim.

Media giant Time Warner says it will spin off its Time Inc magazine unit into an independent, publicly traded company by the end of the year.

Media giant Time Warner says it will spin off its Time Inc magazine unit into an independent, publicly traded company by the end of the year.

A crystal found in a shipwreck could be similar to a sunstone - a navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, scientists believe.

A crystal found in a shipwreck could be similar to a sunstone - a navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, scientists believe.