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 ?
As of today, Auschwitz death camp survivor Yisrael Kristal is exactly 112 years and 178 days old.
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.
Engineers have developed a new material that is capable of turning airborne water vapor in to a liquid.
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.
Scientists have debunked the claim that mammoth meat was served at an Explorers Club dinner in New York.
A future powered by clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy has taken another step forward this week.