Doomsday Clock moves forward 30 seconds
Jan 25, 2018The possibility of nuclear war has pushed the Doomsday Clock one more step closer to midnight.
Chunk of North America is part of Australia
Jan 23, 2018Scientists have identified an area of Australia that broke away from North America 1.7 billion years ago.
Scientists make tractor beam breakthrough
VIDEO Jan 22, 2018An acoustic tractor beam could make it possible to levitate large objects within the not-too-distant future.
Undersea 'Mordor' found off coast of Australia
Jan 20, 2018The 'Tolkienesque' landscape is made up of 26 underwater volcanoes buried beneath seabed sediment.
Drone saves swimmers in world-first rescue
VIDEO Jan 18, 2018A new lifesaving drone has already proven its worth after rescuing two swimmers off the coast of Australia.
Extreme weather tops 2018's global threats list
Jan 17, 20181,000 risk management experts from around the world have outlined this year's top man-made threats.
Titanic to be turned in to a tourist attraction
Jan 14, 2018Entrepreneur Stockton Rush is aiming to offer tourists the opportunity to visit the wreckage in person.
Dogs could 'talk' using AI within 10 years
VIDEO Jan 13, 2018A university professor in Arizona is working on a system that can translate animal noises in to English.
True self-driving cars to arrive in 2019
VIDEO Jan 12, 2018General Motors is aiming to produce a completely autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals.
Hole in ozone layer is healing, study shows
Jan 9, 2018There has been a distinct reduction in the level of ozone-destroying chemicals in the Earth's atmosphere.
Stephen Hawking celebrates 76th birthday
VIDEO Jan 8, 2018Upon first being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at 21, Hawking was given a mere 2 years to live.
DoD wants to develop autonomous bat-drones
VIDEO Jan 6, 2018A new competition has been launched to help develop animal-like drones powered by directed-energy beams.
New largest prime number has 23 million digits
VIDEO Jan 5, 2018The ridiculously long number, like all prime numbers, can only be divided by either itself or by one.
Bionic hand gives amputee a sense of touch
Jan 4, 2018For the first time, an artificial limb with a sense of touch has been built for use outside of the lab.
'Speed breeding' boosts wheat production
Jan 2, 2018Scientists have found a way to achieve an entire wheat generation - seed to seed - within eight weeks.
Boeing unveils stingray-shaped military drone
Dec 31, 2017The state-of-the-art MQ-25 drone has been designed to provide the US Navy with refueling capabilities.
Spy bugs can now be hidden almost anywhere
Dec 31, 2017Demand for bug-sweeping services is now higher than ever due to how easily such devices can be hidden.
More and more food is being made from 'trash'
Dec 30, 2017Companies have found increasing demand for products made from food waste normally destined for the bin.
Japanese firm invents futuristic folding car
VIDEO Dec 29, 2017Inspired by Transformers, the car's designers aimed to produce a vehicle that can park almost anywhere.
'Double whirlpools' observed for first time
Dec 28, 2017Scientists have discovered an entirely new phenomenon in fluid dynamics - pairs of connected whirlpools.
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