The observable universe contains about two trillion galaxies – more than ten times as many as previously estimated, according to the first major revision of their count in two decades.
The first human head transplant operation could take place within a year, announced controversial Italian doctor Sergio Canavero, with a possible candidate already found.
The elusive Planet X, that has been the subject of endless speculations since the mid-19th century, could exist after all, a team of astronomers from the Caltech announced.
The invention of British aerospace engineer Roger Shawyer could completely revolutionise space travel and get us to the Moon in a matter of hours or to Mars in mere 70 days.
The old dream of a space elevator could soon become a reality thanks to a Canadian aerospace company Thoth Technology that hopes to build a 20 km high space tower.
The 'God Particle' will eventually destroy our universe, says British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. This could happen at any time in the future and we won’t see it coming.
In a scenario eerily reminiscent of the sci-fi horror film The Lazarus Effect, a renowned American heart specialist says that we will soon be able to bring the dead back to life.
In a scenario that wouldn't be out of place in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, during the 1980s, Home Office considered recruiting psychopaths to keep order after an enemy nuclear strike.
Dave Anthony, director of Call of Duty Black Ops, sees the future where the enemy is hunted down by a swarm of cybernetic insects with facial recognition and a cyanide-filled sting.