A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago

Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running.

Texas Tech's newly-developed wipe earns highest marks from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories.

Omega Centauri is one of the finest jewels of the southern hemisphere night sky, as ESO's latest stunning image beautifully illustrates. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located roughly 17 000 light-years from Earth.

Blowing Up Killer Space Rocks Without Dangerous Debris.

A team of researchers has developed a computer model that enables the generation of faces which for the first time display emotions and moods according to personality traits.

New images taken by instruments on board ESA’s Venus Express provide insight into the turbulent atmosphere of our neighbouring planet.

The virus behind cold sores is a major cause of the insoluble protein plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease sufferers, University of Manchester researchers have revealed.

Researchers have captured for the first time a geological event considered key in shaping the Earth's landscape.

Rockefeller University scientists have found that the same enzyme that enables an effective immune response is also responsible for the DNA breaks that cause lymphomas.