Robotic wheelchairs, mechanical arms and humanoid waiters are among the cutting-edge inventions on show at a robotics fair in Japan,...

Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with...

All living Australian marsupials share a long-lost ancestor from South America, according to new research using genomic markers to reconstruct...

The remains of ancient giant rats the size of dogs have been discovered in a remote East Timor cave by...

The world's biggest atom smasher has scaled up in power even faster than hoped for and may soon unlock some...

Antarctic octopuses contain venom that is active in sub-zero climates, at temperatures which would render most other venoms useless, Australian...

Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet,...

The manipulation of specific immune cells in bone marrow transplants has left a number of patients cancer-free, giving new hope...

Niacinamide and other similar metabolites may jumpstart metabolism and mimic the benefits of exercise, scientists said.

Archaeologists say they've had found traces of a wooden structure built close to the British monument of Stonehenge, a stunning...