Science

A man in China was served the deadly blue-ringed octopus at a restaurant in Guangdong province.

In a surprising finding, scientists in France have been able to discover a very dangerous type of ant for the first time in the country.

A new study has said that Mars was once habitable and the ancient microbes that once lived in its environment caused their extinction themselves.

A new study has found that air pollution particles can cross the placenta and reach babies in the womb.

It is the kind of thing we see in sci-fi movies, an asteroid hurtling towards the earth and scientists coming together to save the planet from destruction.

Now Ukrainian astronomers have claimed that they spotted swarms of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in the skies above Kyiv.

Success with engineered E.coli opens the door to faecal transplants being able to treat IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and obesity.

A Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an "alien invasive species."

Scientists may have just found the cure for baldness by identifying the chemical that affects hair growth.

A new study has indicated that kissing may have led to the spread of the cold-sore virus, which now affects almost 4 billion people across the world.

A new study suggests that the spate of severe hepatitis cases seen in children may be the result of three factors working together.

Asteroid samples contain 'clues to origin of life': Japan scientists

A 59-year-old Chinese man was stopped by the police from test-flying his home-made helicopter. The man had managed to build the helicopter using a boat engine.

Paleontologists believe the ichthyosaur died shorty after consuming its last meal due to a broken neck

The new findings could herald a revolution in the power of quantum computers, according to researchers.

This 'gender equality paradox' could be explained by a variety of social and economic factors, according to researchers.

The image, taken by an Oxford University student, won first prize at a science photography contest conducted by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

German study finds red-fronted lemurs from Madagascar can differentiate between species.

Ozone layer could have been depleted by volcanic eruptions letting in dangerous levels of UV rays from the sun to bring about the Great Dying.

This is in contrast to men, whose arousal tends to correspond strongly with their sexual orientation.

British scientist Frances Galton developed eugenics, which led to the murder and sterilisation of millions of people.

In tests, the autonomous drone was able to function effectively in a variety of different weather conditions, including heavy fog and a Category 7 typhoon with gale-force winds.

Superionic ice does not exist naturally anywhere on Earth although it may be plentiful on planets such as Uranus and Neptune.

Scientists use Magnetic Resonance machine and machine-learning technology to probe deep into brain to identify song subjects are listening to.

Most psychologists have thought that authoritarianism in North America may be a uniquely right-wing phenomenon.

Camera technology has advanced significantly in recent years but this is just the start of a revolution that is currently underway.

Scientists said test was aimed at detecting eight common forms of the deadly disease.

Study suggests toxic substance found in east Africa could change way sperm swims and block fertility in men.

The milliDelta is a miniaturised version of Delta robots deployed in many industrial processes.

New research could one day lead to the development of an antidote for ricin, according to German scientists.