JRR Tolkien springs to mind, of course, but now a new exhibition in London is showcasing the wonderful maps created by the revered sci-fi writer Ursula K Le Guin, who rooted her genre-defying stories ...

"No low-frequency radio image of the entire Southern Galactic Plane has been published before, making this an exciting ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Fruit bats navigate using a stable internal compass based on landmarks, offering new insight into how mammal brains map the ...

Hundreds of sustainability and low-carbon economy players gathered in Toronto at the annual Clean50 Summit to discuss ways ...

Whether admitted outright or quietly padded in press kits, many male celebrities have long faced speculation about their real height. In showbiz, leading men are often tempted to bill themselves a few ...

The impact of scientific research extends far beyond the laboratory. Breakthroughs like insulin and innovations like the internet have transformed our everyday lives. They also influence policymaking ...

Life-size reproductions of £65m worth of paintings have been hung in the "most unexpected places" across a Somerset town. Streets and buildings in Bridgwater have been transformed into an art gallery ...

Scientists have built an artificial neuron that’s so realistic it fires, learns, and responds to chemical signals just like the real thing – a breakthrough that could transform computing, medicine, ...

An international team of researchers has demonstrated that the tetravalent dengue vaccine known as Qdenga provided significant protection against the disease under real-world conditions, during the ...

Battlefield 6‘s download size has been revealed ahead of pre-loading, and much to the joy of gamers everywhere, it’s scalable. Over the last decade, we’ve seen the file sizes for video games balloon ...

HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Ever since the 2008 crisis, regulators around the world have conducted regular stress tests to ensure that banks can survive a hypothetical shock. Lenders ...