A new self-disinfecting device has been developed by scientists in order to combat dangerous hospital-acquired infections.

The team was successfully able to grow 75% of the treated plant with white, instead of violet, petalsadventtr/iStock

In the fight against climate change, much of the focus rests on reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and developing alternative energy sources.

A team from Stanford University has developed a new cooling system that works without electricity by harnessing one of nature's fundamental processes.

Several European countries face a growing scare over millions of eggs that have been contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil.Getty

At least 53 people have lost their lives after parts of southeast Asia were inundated by flooding.

Climate change is expected to bring a large-scale and sometimes unpredictable change to the spread of infectious diseases in Europe, a new study finds.

After 24 days at sea and a journey spanning more than 10,000 kilometers (6,214 miles), the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica has set a new record for the earliest transit of the fabled Northwest Passa

A new giant iceberg is about to be born.

The emission of greenhouse gases by human activity is set to lead to drought, rising sea levels and flooding in many parts of the world.

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