How can you compare a silicone sex toy to a human being, says Suzi Godson.

Donald Trump has vowed to spend some of the final hours of the presidential campaign in Democratic strongholds in a bid to pull off a shock in states that have not voted for a Republican in decades.

Instagram could predict the next top model at the upcoming New York Fashion Week, according to scientists from Indiana University.

If you simply want more sex, you are unlikely to achieve that goal by making yourself single.

Women are now as likely to be unfaithful as men. Is monogamy dead, asks John Hearne.

Biomarkers in the blood can be used to identify people at risk of suicide, a study suggests.

MONDAY’S child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace and Wednesday’s child drew the short straw, and is destined to be sad.

The taste of beer releases a chemical in the brain which makes people want to drink more and take other drugs, research has found.

WE’VE been told that the only sure things in life are death and taxes. But just as creative accountants have helped many to reduce their payments to the Revenue, you can take some strategic steps to help you outrun the grim reaper.

Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl.

You’ve got to hand it to them; they do things bigger and better than anyone.

IT may be a simple form of pond life, but in terms of genetic complexity the humble water flea beats humans hands down.

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s long tenure on the bestseller list is paying off. He and his wife, Michelle, made $2.7 million (€2m) last year, nearly all of it from his books.

GOAL founder John O'Shea is to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame in the US.

GOAL's Chief Executive John O'Shea is to be conferred with an honorary degree by Notre Dame University in the US.

AN extreme form of shyness that mainly affects males can lead to violence and mass murder, psychologists claim.

Scientists in north-eastern Ethiopia said today that they have discovered a hominid skull that could be a missing link between Homo erectus and modern man.

REMAINS of at least nine ape-like creatures, which some experts believe to be the closest thing known to the “missing link”, have been unearthed in Africa.

Boxing great Muhammad Ali will meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan leader visits Indiana in September.

Thousands of shooting stars provided a dazzling light show that amazed veteran and novice stargazers alike as the Leonid meteor show made the moonless sky appear to rain light.