'Unusual mortality event' pushes North Atlantic right whale closer to extinction
The North Atlantic right whale could go extinct in about 20 years if no action is taken to save them.
Doodles that Newton etched on the walls of his childhood home revealed — 400 years later
The drawings were discovered at Isaac Newton's childhood home, the Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England.
Watch these Russian robots lock horns in an epic rap battle
The robots traded insults for a full 3 minutes, with one calling himself a "bad boy" who keeps his money in cryptocurrency..
Russia comes out with the ultimate sniper rifle for its elite marksmen
The The T-5000 Tochnost rifle is reported to be accurate up to 2,000 yards.
'Embrace an Android': Robots will not take your jobs, Labour's Tom Watson claims
Labour leader believes that robots will not take your jobs, but workers need to adapt to the ever-changing workplace.
This disposable drone hides inside the shell of a 'fake' bomb and can be dropped from a fighter jet
The small, 12 foot-long drones equipped with cameras can stay in the air for about 10 hours and record vital enemy positions and video.
This new anti-ship cruise missile tracks its target's own radar to locate and destroy it using AI
The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) can be fired from a ship, an aircraft, or even a submarine.
Bizarre air-eating bacteria unearthed in Antarctica could explain how aliens work without nutrients
Newly discovered Antarctic microbes need only a few gasses to live. They literally eat the air around them.
US Navy's all electric Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor starts sea trials
Zumwalt-class destroyers are known as the most expensive vessels of the US Navy, with each of them costing over $4.4 bn.
The year in space: 15 spectacular photos of the cosmos shared by Nasa in 2017
From Mars to Pluto and Jupiter to the Sun, Nasa's image gallery this year is nothing short of stunning.
Is someone you know at risk of suicide? A simple blood test could reveal if they are
A simple blood test can soon show if women might be in the frame of mind to seriously harm themselves to the point of attempting suicide.
Global warming predictions are actually a lot worse than we presently think, new study finds
To reach the target of keeping the rise in global warming within two degrees, carbon emissions will have to be cumulatively cut by 15% more than what was first estimated.
First ever 3D printed plastic devices that can connect wirelessly to the internet now available
Researchers have created a 3D printed switch and sensor system that does not need any power. The devices work on Wi-Fi signals instead.
Did the gold and platinum in your jewellery come from alien worlds?
After the moon was carved out of Earth, bombardments continued for millions of years and some of the debris reached the core of the planet.
How was the universe born? Big Bang Theory is 'only a speculation' says physicist
A Brazilian physicist believes that the singularity did not exist and that the Big Bang was not an event that kicked off the expansion of the universe.
Russia puts off satellite launches after Fregat 'space tug' failure
Preliminary investigations into the crash point out to guidance computer errors that caused the spacecraft to make a 360 degree turn in the wrong direction.
The International Space Station is about as germy as your home
Bacteria seem to thrive in the Space Station and researchers find that most of them are harmless.
This robot can imagine and predict its own future without any human supervision
A robot has learned to predict its movements a few seconds into the future, giving it enough time to constantly adjust itself as it carries out tasks.
These wonder plants can capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and fight climate change
Carbon-dioxide can be trapped away by these new plants that Breakthrough Prize winning biologist Joanne Chory has created in her lab.
Massive hydrogen clouds have been mapped moving at incredible speeds in the halo of the Milky Way
Massive gas clouds made of hydrogen and other materials from within and outside the Milky Way have been mapped in detail.
Elon Musk just released a map of the Boring tunnels that may transform LA's underground
The Boring tunnels are Elon Musk's idea to make roads "go 3D". He says that tunnels are safer than flying cars and that possibilities for expansion are limitless.
'Severe turbulence' on flights will become an everyday thing, thanks to global warming
Global warming is likely to cause a sharp spike in air turbulence in the future, causing flights to get bumpy and uncomfortable.
Hubble finds cluster of galaxies with gravity so powerful it warps light and magnifies itself
This galaxy cluster is several thousands of times larger than the Milky Way, containing thousands of individual galaxies, packed up close.
Real-life Black Mirror? China to implement social rating system for citizens to judge each other
Social ratings will be awarded by people to each other and the resulting score will rank their social standing and impact access to various services, including loans and jobs.
We have all descended from sea sponges say scientists
The raging debate of whether sea sponges or comb jellies kicked off animal life has been settled using statistics.
Reason why languages around the world have similar structures – it's all in the brain
Apart from differences caused by geography and origin, most languages follow a common pattern because they need to be simple, yet effective.
Slam: Top secret US Cold War project was a supersonic, nuclear-powered cruise missile
If it had been built, "Big Stick" would have been one of the most destructive missiles ever.
World's major fishing nations strike deal to ban fishing in Arctic Ocean for at least 16 years
The countries involved have agreed that before fishing takes place, they will establish appropriate measures for conservation and management.
Military grade, untraceable killer drones that fire small guided missiles now available
Makers of the drone say that only governments and militaries that are authorised by the UK can purchase them.
Elon Musk is not going to actually launch a Tesla to Mars. Or he might, we can't say for sure
After saying he will be launching a car into space, Elon Musk then said he was not going to. But sources later confirmed the news that there is going to be a Tesla Roadster aboard the Falcon Heavy.