Inside some of our oldest trees, miniature worlds are at risk. The race is on to speed their ageing process, so they aren't lost forever.

Drones are helping science dispel some misguided fears: it turns out shark encounters aren’t so rare and they may not be interested in us.

A new tool that sniffs out vapours emanating from blood samples can tell if a cell is cancerous or not with up to 95 percent accuracy.

Injecting bone marrow from stem cells in patients with spinal cord injuries has led to a significant improvement in motor functions.

While lightweight, compact and more eco-friendly, the zinc-air battery isn't usually rechargeable. A new design could change all that.

A French startup has developed a urine-powered fertiliser that could help limit our eco-footprint.

The humble house brick is now a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings could become literal powerhouses.

Scientists have used an infrared laser to disintegrate harmful plaques in Alzheimer's disease from the inside out.

When a tsunami slams into a coastal area, parks with rolling hills could provide about as much protection as towering seawalls.

A bacterium that not only breaks down plastic waste but also uses it as food to power the breakdown process has been discovered.

Using organic and ‘agroecological’ production methods, a new variety of banana, Pointe d’Or, goes on sale in France.

Scientists have developed structures that can sense, communicate, and react to their surroundings.

Wolf Cukier made global headlines after discovering a new planet three days into his summer internship at NASA.

A slippery new coating could make the crappiest place in your home a little cleaner.

Scientists may have discovered what it is about sleep that proves so beneficial for our brains.

Scientists at Harvard University have created a new blood test that can detect more than 20 different types of cancer.

A rare species of rhinos has hopefully been saved from near-extinction through IVF.

Scientists may have found a way to combat cat allergies.

With an eye on Mars, NASA tech-heads are looking at ways to adapt the spacecraft’s surroundings so the crew are kept happier and healthier.

In a world-first, researchers have eliminated HIV from the genomes of living animals — yet another step toward a cure.