Scientists revealed that the remains of a giant sea creature are providing the first proof that these prehistoric reptiles gave birth to their young rather than laying eggs.
The U.S. military lost contact with an unmanned hypersonic test aircraft shortly after its launch, defence officials have revealed.
Charla Nash, 57, revealed her new face in her hospital bed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, which appears dramatically different with a new nose, lips and facial skin.
Scientists at the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute use 42 giant radio dishes in northern California to look for distant transmissions, but their quest for extra-terrestrial life was threatened after a lack of funding jeopardised the programme.
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NASA's Mars Rover "Opportunity" has reached the Endeavour crater, granting scientists fresh insights into the nature of the Red Planet allowing them to study rocks never previously seen.
A student from St Andrews has developed an optical sphere, that goes some way to creating an invisibility cloak.
A new survey of the outer regions of Earth's solar system has found new evidence suggesting the possible existence of three previously undiscovered dwarf planets similar in kind to Pluto.
NASA researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that meteorites can carry certain DNA components actually created in space, indicating the possibility of extra-planetary life.
After observing three large explosions from the Sun over the week-end, scientists have warned users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.
It seems UFOs are a hot topic at the moment, with sightings coming in from the U.S. and UK this week. Surely this is not merely a result of the silly season of news caused by the House of Commons' recess. Perhaps we are finally making contact with another world. Perhaps we are being invaded. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
Orbiting the red planet NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered evidence that warm, salty water may flow across Mars during its warmest months.
A new theory suggests the Earth once had a small second moon that was destroyed in a slow motion collision with its "sister".
NASA's is set to launch its Juno spacecraft today, on a mission that will help scientists study the origin and evolution of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.
A super typhoon is heading into the East China Sea toward Shanghai with winds up to 198 kilometres per hour at its core, authorities have warned.
Infrared sensors on the lips of Vampire bats allow the animals to locate blood vessels in their prey, scientists have discovered.
The village of Cottered, located not far from Stansted sted airport has been thrust into the middle of the UFO debate after a disc-shaped object was spotted early on Wednesday August 3.
British physicists have announced that the theory that our universe is contained inside a bubble, just one of multiple bubble universes in a "multiverse," can now be tested.
U.S. weather experts warned of "torrential rain" and "life-threatening flash floods and mud slides" as Tropical storm of Emily is set to reach Haiti, a country still struggling to recover from the devastating January 2010 earthquake which killed an estimated 225,000 people.
The United Kingdom is set for a two week tropical heat wave with temperatures to soar above 30C for most of the two-week period.
A species of rat smears poison from a toxic tree onto its body to evade predators, scientists have discovered.
According to a new scientific report, a species of rat has masterminded an ingenious strategy that will see any predators that try to eat it fail miserably.
Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, has appointed its first Chief Financial Officer.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is beginning the first of it four intensive research orbits, with its initial run around the Vesta asteroid scheduled to begin on 11 August.
As the Mt. Etna volcano came to life again and started erupting in the southern Italy on the island of Sicily, inhabitants were not worried but rather bemused.
The world's first space flight will include a mix of celebrities, scientists, and entrepreneurs who will all have to fork out $200,000 (£123,000) per seats for the two-and-a-half hour ride in the "SpaceShipTwo".
NASA has unveiled new plans to land astronauts on a near-Earth asteroid by the year 2025.
A major clinical trial will investigate whether stem cells can be safely used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), it has been revealed.If suitable, this new technique could effectively enable to slow, stop or even reverse the damage MS causes to the brain and spinal cord.The trial will be based on 150 patients, all coming from various European countries and is set to start later this year.
Early risers in Texas got a surprise when a UFO shot through the sky live on breakfast TV. Fort Worth, Texas, television station KXAS was showing a live shot of traffic at 5:40 a.m. when the UFO could be seen flying across the screen, prompting a debate on the real nature of the flying object.
NASA's astronomers have detected an asteroid not far from Earth which is moving in the same orbit around the Sun.The 200-300m-wide rock sits in front of our planet at a gravitational "sweet spot", but does not currently poses any threats, scientists said.
