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World's largest wind turbine to be 853ft tall
VIDEO Apr 26, 2018The upcoming 12 megawatt wind power platform will be almost three times the height of the Statue of Liberty.
Star map update to feature 1.7 billion stars
Apr 26, 2018Astronomers from ESA's Gaia mission will tomorrow release the largest map of our galaxy ever created.
Fossil footprints hint at giant sloth chase
Apr 26, 2018New evidence has been discovered to suggest that our ancestors hunted down giant prehistoric sloths.
Was ancient 'hashtag' the first human symbol?
Apr 25, 2018Hashtag-like etchings found on a rock in South Africa's Blombos Cave are thought to be over 100,000 years old.
'World's largest mosquito' discovered in China
VIDEO Apr 25, 2018A Chinese entomologist found the insect, which has a wingspan of 11.5cm, during a field trip last year.
New 'Noah's Ark' will store DNA of complex life
Apr 24, 2018The ambitious BioGenome Project aims to sequence and store the genomes of more than 1.5 million species.
Hubble Space Telescope has turned 28
Apr 24, 2018The world-famous telescope has been capturing images of the cosmos for the better part of three decades.
Children are as fit as endurance athletes
Apr 24, 2018A new study has revealed that the muscles of children resist fatigue in the same way as those of elite athletes.
Uranus smells like rotten eggs, say scientists
Apr 23, 2018Hydrogen sulfide, which gives rotten eggs their smell, has been discovered in the seventh planet's atmosphere.
'Super Earth' aliens may be trapped by gravity
Apr 23, 2018On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
Bill Gates backs 'big brother' satellite network
Apr 23, 2018Known as EarthNow, the project aims to offer live streaming of the entire planet 24 hours a day.
Asteroid mining could be worth trillions
Apr 22, 2018According to Goldman Sachs, asteroid mining has the potential to produce the world's first trillionaires.
Mind control documents released by accident
Apr 22, 2018A file recently released by the US government contains information about 'psycho-electric weapons'.
'Bizarre' squid seen alive for the first time
VIDEO Apr 22, 2018The NOAA's Okeanos Explorer vessel filmed this extraordinary cephalopod during a recent expedition.
Work on lunar space station to begin in 2019
Apr 21, 2018NASA has revealed that its ambitious Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will launch as early as 2022.
Cows could end up as world's largest mammals
Apr 21, 2018Scientists have warned that cows could eventually become the largest remaining mammals on Earth.
New species of 'exploding ant' discovered
VIDEO Apr 20, 2018Capable of taking drastic action to protect their colonies, these ants have a rather unusual defense mechanism.
Missing Nazi submarine mystery finally solved
VIDEO Apr 20, 2018The wreckage of one of Germany's most advanced U-boats has been discovered off the coast of Denmark.
Mutation helps Bajau people stay underwater
VIDEO Apr 19, 2018In a rare case of natural selection in modern humans, the free-diving Bajau people have developed a larger spleen.
NASA teases plans for nuclear power in space
Apr 19, 2018The space agency will be revealing new details of its 'Kilopower' system at the beginning of next month.
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