Scientists have identified the molecule that is believed to be responsible for feelings of depression.
It may soon be possible to charge up a mobile device using a urine powered electricity generator.
The new virus is so large that it is blurring the lines between what is a virus and what is a life form.
A team from Toronto have become the first to build a pedal-powered helicopter based on Da Vinci's design.
Boston Dyanmics has developed 'Atlas' as a successor to their already impressive PetMan robot.
An experiment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has produced a remarkable silk dome.
What changes are we likely to see in the future as humans adapt to the pressures of modern life ?
Climate researchers have been investigating possible ways to reverse the effects of global warming.
Designer Amy Radcliffe has come up with a device capable of recording and recreating smells.
Scientists have managed to successfully read the DNA of a horse that lived 700,000 years ago.
A biologist at Sheffield University has suggested that human teeth may end up being replaced by a beak.
A 67-year-old man is believed to be the first person to suffer from an audio and visual synching issue.
Scientists have developed a new way to retrieve a greater number of fingerprints from crime scenes.
A prominent neurosurgeon believes that transplanting a human head is now actually a viable procedure.
A university in central China has developed a computer twice as fast as its next nearest rival.
Silver has the potential to make antibiotic treatments thousands of times more effective.
Researchers in Japan are waiting for approval to begin growing organs in pigs for human transplant.
Google's chief engineer believes it will be possible to become digitally immortal within 30 years.
China has rolled out tough new legislation in its continuing efforts to tackle its pollution problems.
A tiny helicopter made from components from mobile phones has been revealed at a huge Tokyo toy show.