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

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

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.

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

All over the world, fresh water is disappearing, and a new analysis reveals that much of it is entering the ocean, with ...

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 ...

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

Scientists have revealed that immune cells in Alzheimer's brains behave differently from those in brains of people without ...

Markets are understood to work by rationing scarce resources towards endless wants. Scarcity affects prices – what people are ...