Getty ImagesIn February 1953, two men walked into a pub in Cambridge and announced they had found "the secret of life". It was not an idle boast.One was James Watson, an American biologist from the Cavendish laboratory; the other was his British research partner, Francis Crick. Their discovery - of the structure and function of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ranks alongside those of Mendel and Darwin in its significance to modern science.The full Promethean power of their achievement would slowly emerge over decades of research by fellow...
India has marked a significant achievement in deep-sea exploration with the successful wet testing of its fourth-generation human submersible, Matsya-6000. Developed under the Deep...
Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently from government engineers and contractors winding down after...
At the annual gathering in Boston this past week of one of America’s oldest scientific societies, the discussions touched on threats to humankind: runaway...
Mark Poynting and Erwan RivaultBBC Climate & Verify data journalism teamsGetty ImagesThe world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have...
Shanghai has officially unveiled its first heterogeneous humanoid robot training center, marking a significant accomplishment in China's robotics development. The Humanoid Robot Kylin Training...
New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars.The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's...