A pioneering IVF treatment has made it possible to prevent diseases being passed from parent to child.
A group of California researchers has found a way to enhance a person's ability to see in the dark.
The enormous four-storey high structure has been designed to protect the coast against tsunamis.
Scientists have proposed a rather unorthodox way of prospecting for gold and other valuable metals.
Cern's atom smasher is about to resume operations in an attempt to detect miniature black holes.
The aerospace giant has been granted a patent for a way to shield against explosion shockwaves.
A new experimental aircraft has been designed to demonstrate the viability of battery-powered planes.
Scientists have extracted the DNA of a well-preserved mammoth in a first step towards creating a clone.
There are now so many new papers being published that scientists are having a hard time keeping up.
Scientists have developed an artificial heart that can pump blood around the body without beating.
The successful test saw the enormous booster put out a staggering 3.6 million pounds of thrust.
Scientists have analyzed bottles of beer that were discovered in a wreck at the bottom of the ocean.
Google Ventures president Bill Maris believes that we will soon be able to live to the age of 500.
Two pilots are attempting to fly around the world in a solar powered airplane called Solar Impulse 2.
The bleeding edge bomber remains shrouded in secrecy and its costs may be spiraling out of control.
Norway's Svalbard depository enables the storage and research of seeds from all over the world.
A team from Cornell University has recommended running for the hills in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
A leading surgeon believes it will soon be possible to perform a real-life head transplant on a human.
Google's DeepMind AI is now capable of playing several Atari 2600 games as skillfully as a human.
Researchers have created a responsive artificial limb that can be controlled directly by the brain.