Nasa Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) aims to capture an asteroid using a robotic spacecraft, and redirect it into a stable orbit around the moon.
A World Bank and ClimateWorks Foundation believe there's huge economic benefit to energy efficiency.
Climate change will cause air stagnation before end of the century, scientists say.
University of Queensland scientists have used photons to simulate quantum particles travelling through time.
Scientists at the Center for Mind and Brain at University of California say decisions could be predicted on 'electrical activity' in our brains.
Food from ancient tomb in southern Iraq discovered in Bristol University by staff clearing out laboratory spaces
MIT scientists present evidence that the 2012 particle discovery is the Higgs boson.
Researchers attribute the "magic island" to dynamic geological processes taking place across the northern hemisphere of Titan.
ATLAST is expected to be hundreds of times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope
University Professor Stuart Pimm claims mass extinctions inevitable unless human race changes course.
Kevlar is a liquid crystalline polymer that is lightweight and possesses robustness that cannot be easily destroyed.
Vital data such as temperatures, conditions and exposure to varying radiation levels would be closely monitored by Nasa during Orion's December test flight.
SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 comes with better engine capability than its predecessors, and will launch six new satellites into the earth's orbit.
Computer scientists have created an algorithm that can show if video is running backwards or forwards.
Emperor penguin colony does not make same journey to breeding ground every year.
Nasa scientists planning to lasso an asteroid say they have several targets for the Mars 2030 mission.
An extremely rare white whale known as Migaloo has been spotted near Australian coasts.
The centre of galaxy NGC 5548, in the constellation Boötes, darkened due to gas from a black hole.
At least 12 people died after heavy rain and flooding hit parts of northeastern Bulgaria.
A Google Earth user claims to have spotted an Unidentified Flying Object with an alien over the sky of Montana.
Ancient skulls have a mix of Neanderthal and more primitive traits, showing how humans evolved.
Have your say in the People's Choice category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
US president's facial and bust data is scanned and reproduced using 3D printer
As thousands of people get set to make their way to Stonehenge to mark this year's summer solstice, we ask what is a solstice and what is the science behind it?
German First World War warships lie on the seabed at Scapa Flow
E-ELT project is brainchild of European Southern Observatory, a Britain-based organisation.
Study shows passenger pigeons were subject to dramatic population fluctuations.
Communities in Nepal's highlands shrink as parents send their children away to seek education and careers.
Nasa Z-2 'Technology' prototype allows more flexibility when compared to traditional Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuits.
Spiders from across the globe hunt and eat fish bigger then themselves.