Dramatic new pictures have revealed the unseen side of Mercury in detailed images taken from a Nasa spacecraft orbiting the planet....

A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says. A team of archaeologists discovered the wall in Jerusale...

More than 10,000 scientists, bureaucrats and politicians from 186 countries have gathered Monday on the Indonesian island of Bali for the beginning of what is perhaps the world's largest-ever conferen...

The discovery of a giant alien world circling a distant star has led astronomers to believe they have located a near twin to our solar system in a far-flung corner of the galaxy. Nasa scientists confi...

Global temperatures predicted for the coming centuries could trigger a mass extinction, UK scientists have warned....

At a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, Hitachi unveiled its new "Ultra Thin" LCD TVs, a new line of flat-panel sets that measure only 35 millimeters (1.5 inches) in thickness. While other companie...

A PIGEON breeder used live birds to tempt predators away from his racers. David Colwill, 55, constructed a wire mesh cage with three finches inside to lure hawks away from his pigeon loft, Peterlee m...

A toddler in Washington state knew how to dial 911 and had a big enough vocabulary to tell the operator her mother was hurt and needed help. Two-year-old Alana Miller said, Momma owie, when the ope...

“It’s a cat-and-mouse game,” said Steve Jobs. “We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and it’s our job to stop them breaking in.” Indeed. Yesterday Apple issued a statement declaring...

A tiny, lightweight battery made from paper could be used in the next generation of consumer electronic devices, US researchers say. The battery works like a conventional lithium-ion battery, but a...