SCIENCE

Two mathematicians have come up with a proposal to reduce the amount of fuel as well as the cost of travel to Mars.

Pope Francis is reportedly issuing a papal encyclical on climate change to instruct Catholics to act on environmental issues.

New developments in bioengineering make it possible to create functional replacements for impaired human organs in the future.

Recent archaeological studies have revealed that human bones are lighter in weight and density when compared to early homo sapiens, Australopithecus africanus, Neandertals and chimpanzees.

Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully manufactured a working socket wrench using 3D printing technology.

Has the art of handwriting been replaced by typing?

A recent study suggests that smartphones, especially those that are touch screen enabled may be reshaping the human brain.

Australia’s science council has identified new science and research priorities that are directed to boost the country’s competitiveness.

Recent studies have suggested that natural remedies might help in slowing down the aging process.

An elephant seal pup crawled up to the lap of a hotel manager and slept on her for about two hours.

Researchers have taken a stab at identifying what truly makes the human mind smile and how it can affect an individual's mental state.

Scientists report that festival lights lit on days like Christmas or Ramadan can be clearly viewed from space.

Typhoon Haiyan is reported to have shifted a humongous boulder onto a beach in the Philippines.

A group of theoretical physicists have a published a study which explains the concept time and its movement through the universe.

Recent studies may have found a link between the development of autism, and exposure to pollution during pregnancy.

Researchers found that ibuprofen extended the life span of a human by 12 years.

The British government had made plans to make a tunnel underneath the Stonehenge but now an important discovery seems to have disturbed the plan.

NASA's comet lander Philae, reportedly grazed a crater on the surface of the comet 67P upon impact.

The archaeological community made a huge leap forward this year in identifying the actual genetic make up of human beings in ancient eras.

Spent radioactive fuel in reactor number 4 of the Fukushima nuclear power plant had been cleared.

The scientific community received a strong blow to the gut when Japanese researchers announced that their supposed breakthrough research on stem cells proved to yield no positive results.

Russia announced that it has intentions to perhaps build a space station of it's own.

Researchers at UCLA have been successful in developing a lens-free microscope that is able to detect cancer as well as other cell abnormalities, developing at a cellular level.

In recent years, the Arctic region has been absorbing more and more of the sun's radioactive energy, causing the rapid melting of ice in the region.

2014 Ursids meteor shower will put up the best show between the midnight of Dec. 22 and dawn of Dec. 23. Here is a guide to witness the spectacular view.

There's a looming storm for Canada this week.

A saltwater crocodile attacked the shell of a dead Olive Ridley turtle and then devoured its meat.

In 2012, Artic archaeologists presented artefacts of European craftsmanship unearthed in Baffin Island. The research’s lead author speculates that Viking seafarers and North American hunters were once allies in a transatlantic trade system.

Scientists have uncovered the meaning behind the mooing of cows and they say that the cows made distinct calls based on the distance between them and their young ones.