In a surprising twist of fate, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who were originally scheduled for a brief eight-day mission on the International Space Station (ISS), now find themselves facing an extended stay that could last until 2025.

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Remains found in a tomb in northwestern Spain are likely to belong to a ninth-century bishop believed to have helped create the Camino de Santiago, one of Christianity's most popular pilgrimages, a new study has

Imagine standing face-to-face with one of our ancient relatives from 75,000 years ago. This remarkable possibility has been brought closer to reality by scientists who have reconstructed the face of a Neanderthal woman, offering new insights into our evolutionary past.

An artificial foot that replicates the movements of the natural foot, capable of flexing and adapting to obstacles and surfaces on which it walks. Herein lies the innovative scope of SoftFoot Pro, a prototype developed by the Italian Institute of

The International Space Station (ISS) will finish its work by 2030, and then it will be deorbited and dropped into the Pacific Ocean by the following year. NASA made the announcement a couple of years ago, but now the name

Making artefacts replicating human organs to train surgeons to simulate complex surgical operations and improve training sounds like a regular plan to make it easier for young doctors to perform difficult operations. What's new is that it relies on virtual

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - A team of archeologists have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru, alongside skeletal human remains which may have been offerings for

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently