An international crew of four astronauts (three from the US and one from Japan) is now on their way to the International Space Station...

Moderna said its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot...

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has raised hopes for the end of the pandemic after the interim result of trials...

Japanese manufacturers are gearing up production of face shields and masks utilizing cutting-edge technologies in a bid to curb the...

Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for...

Young climate activists around the world have launched a campaign to encourage Sir David Attenborough to use his Instagram account for...

It might not sound too appetising at first glance, but a team at the University of Copenhagen thinks it could act as a sustainable source...

The University of Cincinnati (UC) is decoding the genetics of agricultural pests in projects that could help boost crop and livestock...

Scientists have discovered a deadly genetic disease by working backwards: beginning with the genes, rather than the symptoms.

“Ulysses” is forecast to intensify into a severe tropical storm in the next 24 hours, the weather bureau said Monday night.

Scientists said initial trial results for Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine far outpaced their expectations for protection...

An international team of scientists has found leaving more big fish in the sea reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into...

A professor of virology at Gunma University's graduate school succeeded in artificial synthesis of the new coronavirus.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has deployed 6,723 free Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) in select places in...

An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February - months earlier than expected - as last-stage trials...

Experiments on mice that were taken to the International Space Station have shown an internal protein has the potential to help slow the...

A wolf robot that can roar and flash its eyes red to scare off brown bears entering populated areas has been introduced in this city...

A Kyushu University startup in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka has teamed up with a medical equipment maker to offer a coronavirus...

Astronomers believe they've detected a rogue world like no other: A tiny, free-floating planet, roughly the mass of Earth, gallivanting...

The United Kingdom’s revamped fusion reactor, known as the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade, powered up for the first time...

Major Japanese electric power companies are aiming to strengthen power grids, increase solar and wind energy, and develop technologies...

A Dutch company has succeeded in making Pal-V Liberty the world’s first production model flying car and it is street legal in Europe.

An Italian team has made a breakthrough in leukemia research, raising fresh hope of treating the blood cancer better just as the second...

With sustained winds of 135 miles per hour on Sunday morning, Goni ranks among the most powerful tropical storms to make landfall.