Japanese robotics company Schaft has revealed a new domestic robot capable of carrying heavy loads.
A revolutionary new technique has made it possible to use strings of DNA to store digital photographs.
In a world first, researchers have managed to successfully thaw a cryonically frozen rabbit brain.
A lightweight, porous metallic material could pave the way for extremely effective bulletproof armor.
A new expedition is aiming to drill in to the crater left by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Scientists are developing special software that can work out just how long someone is likely to live.
The eerily realistic female humanoid robot has been designed to look, act and speak like a real person.
A cross between a robot and a beetle, the cybernetic insect can be commanded to walk or run on demand.
Researchers are developing clothes that can be cleaned simply by exposing them to a light source.
British troops have been conducting field trials of a new type of camouflage material known as Vatec.
Physics students have calculated just how long it would take for a vampire to drain your body of blood.
A new type of aerial vehicle is capable of flying at low altitudes without any risk of damage or injury.
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider have caught a glimpse of what might be a new type of particle.
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a way to quickly change the opacity of a glass window.
Dmitry Itskov maintains that he will live forever by uploading his consciousness in to a robotic body.
As many as 13 million people who live on the US coast could become homeless by the end of the century.
The beard has been scientifically proven to help keep your face warm, but is it too good at its job ?
For the first time ever a species of bacteria has been found that can break down common plastics.
A recent reverse evolution experiment has succeeded in growing a dinosaur's limb on a farmyard bird.
A defense ministry tender published online this week has called for five dolphins with 'perfect teeth'.