Goldfish and crucian carp have evolved enzymes that turn carbohydrates into alcohol when no oxygen is available – helping the fish survive in ice-locked pools

When scientists finally detected the existence of gravitational waves last year, it wasn't just a landmark moment confirming Einstein was right all along.

Scientists have developed a thin flexible battery suited to implantable devices that does away with dangerous chemicals and replaces them with biologically compatible liquids.

"Much of what I did I now regret."

Solves many problems with older technologies.

A sleeping brain can form fresh memories, according to a team of neuroscientists.

Scientists have hailed a “breakthrough” technology capable of regrowing damaged organs and healing serious wounds with the single touch of a penny-sized pad.

A huge step forward for organ transplants.

Nasa is to wake up its New Horizons spacecraft next month following a five month hibernation, ahead of a journey deeper into one of the most mysterious regions of the Solar System.

It looks more normal than you'd think. OR It's beautiful. 

Cassini is on its final five full orbits of Saturn, getting close enough to directly "taste" its gases.

Researchers have finally observed something that scientists had speculated about for years but never had a chance to witness: the Sun shredding apart its own, failed solar eruption .

Einstein was right all along.

Researchers have discovered what looks to be the largest volcanic region on Earth, revealing an invisible network of almost 100 unknown volcanoes lying hidden beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.

Don't count on the planet-rich TRAPPIST-1 system supporting life -- it may be too old.

Most of the water on Mars is at its poles, but ice near the equator may mean that the way the red planet is tilted has changed over the last few million years

NASA's Cassini probe is plunging to its death.

Bacterial infections in mice have been cleared up by bubble-propelled micromotors that swim through the stomach and release antibiotic payloads - and then dissolve in stomach acid