This material, says a team led by astrophysicist Steve Schulze of Northwestern University in the US, constitutes the first ...

A beaming patch of turquoise amidst the Southern Ocean's blue-grey waters that's baffled scientists ever since it was first ...

Most smartphones are coated with an oleophobic layer – a thin film that helps resist fingerprints and smudges. Harsh ...

Analysis of 18 different carnivorous dinosaur species' skulls has revealed that not all chompers chewed the same.

Early human ancestors may have learned to walk upright on two legs up in the trees rather than on the firm ground of Africa's ...

Free-floating, planetary-mass objects that are just drifting carefree through the galaxy, untethered and starless, appear to be able to generate their own systems of moons, like a planetary system on ...

Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you're stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments.

Even when breathing normal air, however, the Croatian athlete's abilities are impressive. He can hold his breath for up to 10 ...

A galaxy billions of light-years across space-time has puzzled scientists since its discovery more than 50 years ago.

A rare genetic mutation appears to make people basically invulnerable to viruses – and it could potentially be harnessed as a ...

Scientists have created a bacteria with a genetic code more streamlined – and more meddled with – than any other life on ...

When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be "extra hot"? Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot drinks are ...