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.

Results are in from an international scientific experiment designed to discover how honest we are.