Two geneticists have been working on a plan to use genetic modification to stop the disease from spreading.
A new study has found that people who naturally stay up late have a harder time sticking to a 9-5 schedule.
A panoramic image taken from the slopes of Mount Sharp has revealed the Martian landscape in remarkable detail.
The space agency is currently seeking partners to develop reusable lunar landing vehicles.
A woman with synaesthesia has been bombarded with requests from people asking her to 'taste' their names.
The seven hand-written parchment fragments were found in the archives of Bristol's central library.
The decade-long process of restoring and reinforcing the 3,000-year-old tomb has finally been completed.
A firm in Russia is working to create the world's first space billboard using a constellation of small satellites.
Nora and Jean Muchanic had been walking on a New Jersey beach when they came upon something unusual.
China has released additional photographs and video footage from its groundbreaking Chang'e 4 lunar mission.
An ever-shrinking gene pool due to population decline has been producing some unexpected mutations.
This unusual looking sand dune was captured on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Scientists working on the world's most powerful MRI scanner are aiming to fully explore the human brain.
The two world powers have reportedly been working together on a series of controversial experiments.
NASA's groundbreaking Parker Solar Probe has taken a close-up shot from inside the Sun's corona.
Scientists have succeeded in transplanting pig hearts in to baboons in a groundbreaking new experiment.
This strange looking 'sea monster' was found washed up on a beach near Christchurch after a storm.
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has jokingly talked about debunking Apollo conspiracy theories.
A parrot with the uncanny ability to replicate the sound of a fire alarm prompted an emergency call-out recently.
The organisms, which sit on a 'major new branch' of the tree of life, were found in woodland in Nova Scotia.