Scientists have identified a potential new way of extending human longevity by up to 60 percent.
The events of the hit Roland Emmerich disaster movie may actually become a reality in the coming decades.
Scientists have revealed new findings about the Pluto-sized ball of iron at the center of our planet.
The UK's Bloodhound SSC rocket car will be attempting to break the world land speed record in style.
A new UK-based startup company has an ambitious plan to automate the process of planting trees.
A volcanic disaster that created an enormous tidal wave could potentially occur again in the near future.
A new energy harvesting technology is capable of powering a device from ambient radio frequency waves.
Researchers have developed a type of chocolate that is so healthy that it can be eaten as medicine.
A crystal-based storage mechanism has been developed that can store data for millions of years.
The miniature surveillance robot looks just like a cockroach and can be used to spy on enemy activities.
A paraplegic has been able to take his first tentative steps thanks to a new brain to computer interface.
Scientists have succeeded in enabling brain-to-brain communication between two people over the Internet.
Boston Dynamics' all-terrain four-legged robot has been joining US marines on their training exercises.
Transhumanists have been looking towards a future in which a person could spend their entire life awake.
A 3.5 million-year-old bacteria found in Siberia could make it possible for humans to live longer.
A new type of 'invisibility skin' has been developed that can render a microscopic object invisible.
Some of the most bizarre scientific pursuits were recognized this week with the coveted Ig Nobel Prize.
An eerie talking female robot called Bina48 has expressed a distinterest in taking over the world.
A remarkable new monitoring computer is so accurate that it can predict when a patient is likely to die.
CDC inspections have raised red flags over the handling of deadly viruses being kept in government labs.