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Oceans which are a rich source of uranium may soon hold the future of nuclear power as scientists are developing a cost-effective way to extract the precious metal from the waterbodies through special mats.

Swiss pilot and adventurer Bertrand Piccard has flown his way into the record books again after completing the world's first intercontinental flight in a giant solar-powered plane.

British scientists will soon begin a trial to see whether electricity can be used to shrink the heart of patients suffering from heart disease. The procedure will reduce the size of the heart and improve life expectancy.

Australian scientists along with other international team claim to have designed a tiny crystal, made of just 300 atoms, capable to run a quantum computer so powerful that it would take a computer of the size of the known universe to match it.

The Arctic Ocean could be a significant contributor of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, scientists reported. Researchers carried out five flights to measure atmospheric methane in latitudes as high as 82 degrees north.

Animal Planet is diving deep to bring a variety of TV shows for their upcoming summer season, focusing on the underwater animal kingdom.

Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron succeeded in reaching the depth of the Mariana Trench on Sunday, becoming the first person in the world to complete the feat in a solo dive.

Frustrated male fruit flies, whose sexual advances are rejected by females, turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows, a study reveals. Scientists have discovered that rejected male flies have a tiny neuropeptide F molecule in their brain that pushes them to drink far more than...

A surprise discovery has shown how some cells may be capable of exercising control over their own destiny.