Swimmers have been urged to be on the lookout due to a rise in the number of blood-sucking sea lampreys.
The controversial surgical procedure is set to take place at a facility in China as early as next year.
Despite being comparable in size to Pluto and Eris, this enigmatic world has yet to even be given a name.
Scientists have warned that world governments are not doing enough to prepare for disaster scenarios.
Scientists have been exploring ambitious new ways to effectively cool, rather than to warm up the planet.
Scientists now believe that conscious awareness and subjective experience may be common in insects.
Researchers have recorded footage of thousands of small crabs moving en masse off the coast of Panama.
Samples of horse dung have helped to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of classical warfare.
The SETI Institute is aiming to find evidence of aliens in a place where nobody had thought to look.
A mysterious star with an atmosphere dominated by oxygen has left scientists scratching their heads.
Scientists are developing special software that can work out just how long someone is likely to live.
The beard has been scientifically proven to help keep your face warm, but is it too good at its job ?
The discovery of what look like clouds on Pluto has reignited the debate over its dwarf planet status.
A popular holiday resort near Buenos Aires in Argentina has been invaded by swarms of beetles.
Sand wasps have been observed flying in reverse to help them create a map of their surroundings.
The picturesque coastal village of Fairbourne in Wales is to be swallowed up by rising sea levels.
The Internet giant has added a rather unusual clause to the small print of one its latest products.
A future powered by clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy has taken another step forward this week.
The cloud of gas will trigger an explosion of star formation but will take 30 million years to get here.
Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.