Science & Environment

Astronomers report they've found the brightest such explosion ever observed. The supernova is almost twice as powerful as the last record breaking explosion and some 200 times more powerful than a typical supernova.

AquAdvantage Salmon, dubbed "Frankenfish" will not require any labelling stating that it is genetically modified

An ingenious plan and effort by the Dutch has kept rising seas at bay for thousands of people

Google Inc is changing its operating structure by setting up a new company called Alphabet Inc, which will include the search business and a number of other units.

The latest discovery comes just over a week after the first Kepler-452b exoplanet was found.

Hundreds of experts sign letter demanding militaries ban development of autonomous weapons

New images and data changes our understanding of the distant dwarf planet

As the New Horizons spacecraft closes in on the icy dwarf planet Pluto and its system of moons, astronomers are learning more than ever about this distant family of bodies.