A second man with HIV has reportedly been completely cured having shown no sign of infection for 3 years.
As the world struggles to contain the ouutbreak, scientists are looking for volunteers to help them develop a vaccine.
Recently released images show how the US Navy transports its squad of special mine-sniffing dolphins.
Scientists now believe that the entire planet was covered in water and devoid of continents in the distant past.
The man who envisaged that an alien race could build a 'Dyson Sphere' around its star has died aged 96.
An expedition team has identified a previously unseen landmass that has been exposed by melting ice.
Scientists working at a Ukranian research station have revealed that the nearby snow has turned an odd color.
For the first time ever, researchers have identified an animal that does not need to breathe oxygen to survive.
Scientists have identified an area of the brain that seems to be strongly connected to consciousness.
A novel new type of rubber pavement being trialled in Sweden could help to save thousands of lives.
Dropping a chunk of ice down a 450ft borehole can produce weird sounds resembling cartoon ricochets.
A Dutch oceanographer has suggested building two gigantic dams as a solution to rising sea levels.
Scientists have identified a strange new type of virus with a genome that is almost entirely unknown to science.
The billionnaire tech magnate is working on developing a revolutionary new type of brain-computer interface.
Scientists have warned that a long period of particularly low solar activity could lead to much colder winters.
Artist Simon Weckert recently found a mischievous way to create a fake traffic jam on Google's mapping service.
A new NASA video shows a simulation of what would happen if all the world's oceans were to drain away.
A group of amateur stargazers has identified an entirely new form of aurora that looks a bit like sand dunes.
The engineer responsible for various exotic 'UFO tech' patents has spoken to the media for the first time.
According to the latest movement of the symbolic clock, the state of our world has gone from bad to worse.