A new galactic dust map, compiled using data gathered from the European Space Agency’s Planck Mission, has cast further doubt over what was once hailed as one of the biggest scientific claims of the century, according to media reports.

Wikileaks mole Chelsea Manning is suing US Army and Department of Defense officials over their refusal to assist her in transitioning from male to female.

One of the few species of fish capable of surviving a life in the frigid waters of Antarctica, the Notothenioids, have been found to have ice in their veins all year round. It has long been known that the fish produces proteins which act as a kind of natural anti-freeze, preventing ice crystals from growing beyond a certain size.

A new partnership between governments, businesses and indigenous leaders aiming to reduce forest loss was announced at today’s UN Climate Summit in New York City. The “New York Declaration on Forests” aims to cut the rate of forest loss in half by 2020 and end deforestation by 2030.

A team of archeologists at the University of Victoria may be on the verge of discovering signs of ancient human life at the bottom of the ocean.

Sporting bodies should ditch the sponsorship of nutritional supplements and sports drinks because they could be lending “unwarranted credibility” to unproven products, say leading public health practitioners.

Apple sold a record 10-million units of the iPhone 6 the first weekend the smartphone was offered. New reports are claiming that the new iPhones are actually bending in user’s pockets.

Scientists from the University of Utah have created a new material which could potentially lead to quantum computers capable of far faster processing than modern machines. According to their research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the new material acts as both a conductor and an insulator, and is made of a silicon semiconductor …

A teenager who was shot dead by Australian counterterrorism police after he stabbed two officers in Melbourne was a terrorism suspect, authorities said Wednesday.

The results of tests on the first patient suspected of having enterovirus D68 or EV-D68 at the Windsor Regional Hospital have come back positive. And officials say it likely won’t be the first and last positive.

A woman with 114 criminal charges against her has been labelled the “world’s sexiest criminal” on social media. Stephanie Beaudoin (21) is being described as “the perfect woman” – even though she was arrested last month in connection with the break-ins of 42 homes.