Men are better than women at fulfilling New Year’s resolutions and goal-setting. Richard Fitzpatrick finds out why

A “super-Earth” that could have a life-supporting climate has been discovered in a multi-world solar system 42 light years from the sun.

Lying eyes are a myth, despite the common belief that no fibber can hide behind them, research has shown.

Astronomers have discovered the youngest planet orbiting a solar-type star outside our solar system, they said today.

AN eerie image of a figure in period costume at a Scottish castle has spooked experts conducting the biggest ever investigation into photographic evidence for ghosts.

THE latest act of senseless violence caught on tape is cosmic in scope: A black hole in a “death star galaxy” blasting a neighbouring galaxy with a deadly jet of radiation and energy.

WOMEN are much quicker than men at making up their minds about a potential partner, a study has found.

A NEWSAGENT in Skibbereen that sold five of the 10 Jackpot-winning Lotto tickets bought in the Co Cork town has dismissed a scientific study that found luck had nothing to do with it.