A spacecraft sent to boost an ailing NASA telescope has been stabilised after an issue sent it tumbling in space. The announcement raises hopes that the telescope might still be saved. In an update ...

A new approach to breast augmentation injects fat from elsewhere in the body into dissolvable scaffolds shaped like bra cups, which may lead to a more natural look and fewer complications ...

Two research teams have independently created devices within which sound waves could be separated by frequency, creating the ...

Having surgery for a heart condition is thought to have triggered an immune response that put the patient into remission for ...

Three massive black holes have been discovered in a galaxy located in the early universe, 12.5 billion light years away. This has left astronomers surprised that such a complex system could have ...

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Bacteria-killing phage viruses souped up with DNA-destroying CRISPR appear to have helped clear up a very serious infection caused by antibiotic-resistant E. coli ...

On 12 August, a total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Europe and the Atlantic ocean as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking out sunlight. Parts of the US and Africa, along with ...