Space agency says latest discoveries have 'significant implications for the search for life' in other parts of the universe

It harnesses what Einstein described as 'spooky action at a distance'

In the 1960s a NASA-funded research unit investigated methods of talking to the sea creatures

Sci-fi vision of future looks nothing like the robots that have so far travelled to the red planet

Modern humans evolved about 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers say

A weak electric current boosted thinking 'outside the box' but researchers say 'we are not yet in a position' to use the technique routinely

'Another five years of Conservative government would be a disaster for the NHS, the police and other public services'

'I was so proud of our volunteers,' says astronomer

'Diseases in bats have been around for a long time and historically have not been a problem. Now, there is cause for concern,' expert says

It should be 'as easy and accepted as placing a stethoscope on a deceased patient’s chest to search for a heartbeat and breath that will never come', but it's not

Leading expert says the research, in mice, could be the 'Holy Grail' of allergy treatment but warns similar work has failed to produce an effective treatment for humans in the past

'Meeting the grim reaper may not be as grim as it seems'

'Black holes are beautifully simple'

The South-west of England has one of the highest average carbon footprints, while people in Romania have some of the lowest

It contained five human teeth

Patient’s liver disease prevented immune system reaction

However Egyptologist says he is 'particularly suspicious of any statement that may have the unintended consequences of asserting – yet again from a northern European or North American perspective – that there’s a discontinuity' between ancient and modern populations

Extraterrestrials are living right under our noses, apparently

More than 20 newly described reptile species reportedly targeted by poachers through information in scientific reports