The nuclear isotopes that power missions like Cassini are leftovers from Cold War reactors and are set to run out in a decade if no more are produced

A flexible water-filled rubber tube that generates electricity from ocean waves, could be producing cheap, clean energy within five years

In 2008, Google announced that its systems had registered a trillion unique pages – but even this might represent only a fraction of what is out there

A new incandescent light with a carbon nanotube filament could explore incompatibilities between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics

It is easy to draw parallels between the human brain and the Internet's complex network of nodes, so could consciousness be the next step?

Researchers working on ALICE, one of six experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, have pipped their rivals to the post in writing up results from the accelerator's first proton collisions

In a bid to create festive cheer, scientists at the National Physical Laboratory have created the world's smallest snowman and other micro-delights

From inside a brain scanner, an interactive avatar is helping to unravel the brain activity underlying complex social interactions

Misbehave while under the influence in the US, and you could be forced to wear a device that measures your alcohol level – but can it be trusted?

From tomorrow, $40,000 is waiting for the first person to locate 10 weather balloons in the US – the aim is to explore the spread of information online