Tunisia has just adopted a law based on UN policies that fight violence against women, and two other countries are moving in the same direction.
The data is unpublished, but scientists say it advances effort to erase genetic diseases.
NASA is working on the most powerful rocket ever built: the Space Launch System. What could it be used for to explore the Solar System?
Recently, the Breakthrough Initiatives project took a big leap toward achieving its ultimate goal by successfully sending six test craft into Low Earth Orbit.
Scientists from US have for the first time provided an unprecedented view of the 3D structure of human chromatin in the nucleus of living human cells.
Cassini will pass through Saturn’s upper atmosphere during the final five orbits of the mission, before making a fateful plunge into Saturn on 15 September 2017.
A discovery on Saturn's Moon Titan could be an indication of how life begins to emerge throughout the Universe.
In June alone, the nation's wind turbines generated over one million megawatt hours of electricity—enough to power 118 percent of Scottish households.
Scientists have demonstrated how living cells can be induced to carry out computations in the manner of tiny robots or computers.
New research suggests that the ability to intuit emotional states from vocalization is hardwired in humans and land animals.
Spending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts overall happiness, according to new research, but shockingly few of us do it.
Sperm counts in Western countries have decreased by half in recent years, suggesting a continuing and significant decline in male reproductive health.
Factories would only have to adapt to the new electrodes, rather than throwing out their existing battery know-how.
The world’s first crewless, autonomously operated ship is set to sail in late 2018.
A 20m tower made from more that 7 000 recycled plastic bottles on a redundant communications tower beams messages of hope and trust over Johannesburg, South Africa
