A gene responsible for bouts of extreme anger while drunk has been identified by scientists.
In something akin to the replicators in Star Trek scientists are working on a food "printer".
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have produced the world's smallest Christmas card.
For the first time bionic eye implants will become available to patients on a permanent basis.
Science Magazine has deemed teleportation as 2010's biggest science breakthrough.
A woman in the US has a rare medical condition that results in her having no sense of fear whatsoever.
In a remarkable breakthrough an HIV-positive man appears to have been cured by a stem cell transplant.
Kazakhstan's president has urged scientists to concentrate their efforts on finding a cure for ageing.
Engineers are developing a device able to move and manipulate objects using ultrasonic sound waves.
A biotechnology company has produced a genetically modified apple that doesn't go brown when sliced.
DARPA and Terrafugia are developing a flying humvee to be used by troops in Afghanistan.
The world's hottest chili pepper, the Naga Viper, is so potent that it is hot enough to strip paint.
"The definition of life has just expanded" - NASA has discovered an organism on Earth based on arsenic.
A new US army rifle that will soon go in to operation uses state-of-the-art radio-controlled bullets.
Its an idea that isn't actually all that new, using exercise equipment in gyms to generate electricity.
The case for man-made warming is on the rise according to a leading climate research center.
Doctors were stunned to discover that conjoined twins Krista and Tatiana seemed to share the same brain.
One of the first ever humanoid robots has been revived after being stored in a garage for 45 years.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in to the wild in the Cayman Islands.
A new camera has been developed that is able to take pictures around corners by using lasers.