Free-floating, planetary-mass objects that are just drifting carefree through the galaxy, untethered and starless, appear to be able to generate their own systems of moons, like a planetary system on ...

Scientists have revealed that immune cells in Alzheimer's brains behave differently from those in brains of people without ...

A galaxy billions of light-years across space-time has puzzled scientists since its discovery more than 50 years ago.

When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be "extra hot"? Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot drinks are ...

A rare genetic mutation appears to make people basically invulnerable to viruses – and it could potentially be harnessed as a ...

Markets are understood to work by rationing scarce resources towards endless wants. Scarcity affects prices – what people are ...

Early human ancestors may have learned to walk upright on two legs up in the trees rather than on the firm ground of Africa's ancient savannah.

Scientists have created a bacteria with a genetic code more streamlined – and more meddled with – than any other life on ...

From the southeastern shores of Australia, a new fossil has just given us a never-before-seen species of prehistoric baleen whale.

A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells.

Even when breathing normal air, however, the Croatian athlete's abilities are impressive. He can hold his breath for up to 10 ...

Ann Hodges never intended to be famous, but in 1954 she found herself thrust into the national spotlight when her afternoon ...