‘Killer robots programmed to open fire without human control are just a “small step” from the battlefield and military powers should agree to outlaw them, a top United Nations official has said. Angela Kane, the […]

‘At least 2,593 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the start of the Kiev’s military operation against anti-government forces there started in mid-April, according to a new estimate by the Office of the […]

‘RosRAO, a subsidiary of Russian nuclear giant Rosatom, is among the three companies selected to build a system to filter radioactive tritium out of the contaminated water collected at the stricken power plant– a task […]

‘Twenty healthy volunteers will next week enter a 48-week trial for a US-developed vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus. The trial has been moved forward due to the current outbreak, but the first results are […]

‘Some international flights were diverted and several communities evacuated in the early hours of Friday morning after a volcanic eruption on Papua New Guinea. Mount Tavurvur, on East New Britain Island, erupted hours before dawn, […]

‘Scientist transmits message into the mind of a colleague 5,000 miles away using brain waves Brain-wave sensing machines have been used to ‘telepathically’ control everything from real-life helicopters to characters in a computer game. Now […]

A volcanic eruption has occurred near Iceland’s Dyngjujokull glacier, prompting authorities to raise the warning code for aviation to red, the highest level, but no volcanic ash has been detected, Iceland’s authorities said. The red […]

‘Police are investigating after it appears a number of people have attempted to sell their votes for the Scottish independence referendum online. The listings appeared on eBay offering buyers the chance to own a ‘unique […]

The Journal of Science has today published that the Ebola virus has mutated repeatedly during the current outbreak causing concern for scientists and doctors hoping to develop a vaccine for the disease. The current outbreak […]