The controversial surgical procedure is set to be attempted on a human patient in December 2017.
A large land mass was thought to have twice spanned today's Arctic region millions of years ago.
A giant virus discovered frozen beneath the tundra has been revived after more than 30,000 years.
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku maintains that many Star Trek technologies will become a reality.
Scientists in Siberia have set up a lab dedicated to the goal of cloning a mammoth from ancient DNA.
The sophisticated new material is capable of healing all on its own within a matter of seconds.
A team of scientists in Scotland has come up with a new type of ice cream that stays frozen for longer.
The aerospace giant has developed a new weapon system designed specifically to shoot down drones.
A new, inexpensive 3D-printed bionic hand could be the key to making prosthetic limbs affordable to all.
Scientists have warned that sea levels are going to rise by at least 3ft by the end of the century.
Scientists have managed to create a device that can transmit a magnetic field from one place to another.
A new way of storing information on DNA strands could help keep data secure for thousands of years.
The lifelike humanoid creation has been filmed being put through its paces across rough woodland terrain.
A remarkable new best-selling book is capable of sending a child off to sleep almost like clockwork.
The pages of a special new book are capable of filtering contaminated water to make it drinkable.
Scientists have warned that the human race may be just as likely to disappear as a rare animal species.
Scientists in China have discovered what appears to be a vast ocean beneath the arid Tarim basin.
Could our entire existence and everything we perceive of the world be inside a computer simulation ?
The UN's latest estimates indicate that the Earth's population will grow even faster than expected.
Researchers from South Korea and the US have created a robot that is capable of walking on water.