Engineers in Germany have built the first step towards a matter transporter like those seen in Star Trek.
Scientists believe that a long winter, not an inferno, was most likely to blame for their extinction.
Scientists have been able to extract the DNA from two extinct behemoths that lived 45,000 years ago.
The long-lost Mars lander has finally been found and it appears to still be all in one piece.
Scientists now believe that Neanderthals were no less advanced that their modern human counterparts.
German scientists have discovered what may be the impact site of a meteorite that struck 11 years ago.
Several big names have signed a letter aimed at ensuring that AI research remains beneficial to mankind.
Scientists have been observing the beginnings of a collision between two supermassive black holes.
Scientists have been attempting to determine what has been causing the spate of unexplained explosions.
Scientists are experimenting with new ways to explore volcanic fissures and vents on other planets.
Scientists have announced the discovery of a new type of antibiotic with the potential for more to come.
Scientists have identified the genes that enable these aquatic mammals to live in excess of 200 years.
Two of the world's most powerful supercomputers have been used to build a simulation of the cosmos.
Neuroscientist Randal Koene envisages a future in which the mind could live forever within a computer.
A cheaper and safer way to get to Mars will make it far easier to send missions there in the future.
Scientists have discovered a strange new species of fish living 8,143 meters below the ocean's surface.
DNA thought to be from an extinct polar bear in the Himalayas might actually belong to something else.
The new additive could help people lose weight by making them feel fuller more quickly at meal times.
Scientists have proposed that there is a universe parallel to our own in which time runs in reverse.
Scientists have determined how huge sand dunes up to 300ft high managed to form on the Saturnian moon.