Scientists have created a cow which can produce human insulin in its milk. The animal is transgenic – meaning DNA from another species, in this case human, was introduced into it through genetic engineering.

The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues to baffle the aviation world, making it one of the most perplexing incidents in history. Departing from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing on March 8, 2014, the aircraft vanished from radar screens, carrying 239 passengers and crew members. Despite extensive multinational efforts spanning a decade, involving the scanning of a vast 46,300 square mile area, the aircraft remains missing.

Birds are some of the most well-researched animals in the world, and yet biologists have missed studying one of their favorite foods for far too long.

Fossilised remains of a giant freshwater turtle which lived between 40,000 and 9,000 years ago have been found in the Brazilian Amazon.

When media coverage doesn't include the numerical magnitude of a scientific study's effect, the risk of readers developing biases increases significantly, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Leaded gas was banned in 1996, but exposure to the poison cost people born before then several IQ points on average, researchers estimated.

Scientists at the Salk Institute have taken a small but essential step in showing how RNA might have kick-started life on our planet.

Stem cells in the fluid from the amniotic sac could be used to grow organoids, according to researchers from the UK.

A scan of archives shows that lots of scientific papers aren't backed up.

Getting into 'the zone' when being creative can be tricky, even if you've been there before.