The director of the Vatican Observatory has said he believes there may be intelligent life on other planets following Nasa's discovery of the Earth-like world Kepler-452b (pictured).

Researchers from Arizona State University, University of Helsinki, University of Jyväskylä and Norwegian University of Life Sciences discovered that queen bees vaccinate their young via a protein in the blood.

Researchers warn that the massive bloom on Lake Eerie and Lake St Clair is set to be 'severe', raising fears it could harm the health of holidaymakers and even cause problems for drinking water.

Psychologists at the University of Pittsburgh were 'surprised there was no difference in health outcomes regardless of how often men used cannabis as a teenager.

Researchers used high-resolution GPS, spatial statistics and modelling to examine fossils of Fractofusus from Newfoundland, Canada, to determine how they reproduced.

The German automaker is the first to embed an app (screenshot shown) that lets drivers anticipate traffic signal changes by displaying real-time data on the dashboard.

Xiaoice is a Chinese chatbot with a difference. She can remember details from earlier conversations, to ask how a user is feeling about a past event, such as a break up.

Researchers found teens who were 'cool' at school were far more likely to struggle as an adult, and were at higher risk of falling into a life of alcohol, drugs and crime. Pictured, James Dean.

The aircraft, named the Stratolaunch Carrier, is under construction at Mojave Air and Spaceport in California, and will eventually have a a wingspan of 385 feet (117 metres).

Users of the San Francisco-designed August smart lock can now use an Apple Watch app (pictured) to lock and unlock their hi-tech front door.

The purchase means the firms will be able to offer its own smart maps, and develop self driving cars without relying on suppliers like Google and Apple.

The winners of a competition intended to commemorate the Costa Concordia tragedy and design a new lighthouse concept for the spot where vessel sunk near Italy, have been announced.

A simple hack converts your smartphone into a hologram projector using an old CD case and some sticky tape. The device allows you to view objects on your display apparently floating in mid-air.

Giving a gift that is all about your own tastes or personality makes the receiver feel emotionally closer to you than one that reflects their tastes, a study found.

If crosswords are too easy and Sudoku a touch boring, why not go and climb a tree? A study found that childish pastimes such as climbing tree and running barefoot can dramatically boost memory.

Cassini scientists are baffled by the presence of the red lines, with some suggesting they may be exposed ice with chemical impurities, or the result of outgassing from inside Tethys.

Monkeys used their brainwaves to accurately move a cursor, and the research may lead to devices such as a wheelchair that paralysed people can drive with their own brain waves.

The world's largest mosquito factory is based in Guangzhou in southern China and produces around one million of the sterilised insects each week in the hope of preventing dengue fever.

A Portuguese man o' war has been found at Portheras Cove in Cornwall. Experts have warned there may be more on the way and urged the public not to touch it.

Geologists at the University of California Santa Barbara have pinned down the start of the Younger Dryas period of rapid cooling to 12,800 years ago.

Engineers at Seoul National University in South Korea studied water striders (pictured) to develop the characteristics of their tiny robot.

Archaeologists found two pieces of thigh bone (pictured) at a site close to Xuchang City in China where skull fragments of an extinct 100,000-year-old human species were previously found.

The app could be said to evoke the film Single White Female in which Alison 'Allie' Jones, played by Bridget Fonda (pictured), becomes obsessed with her flatmate.

Nasa astronaut Terry Virts added an antacid tablet to a globule of water on the International Space Station to see what would happen. In low gravity it fizzed in mid-air, spitting water in all directions.

EXCLUSIVE: A video shot in New Zealand shows a great white rocking and biting at a boat with two men on board, but an expert told MailOnline that it was not showing aggressive behavior.

Marketing experts at Valdosta State University, Georgia and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studied how much truth lies in glossy adverts in women's magazines such as Vogue and Elle.

The US Patent and Trademark Office recently approved an application from Airbus for the new jet, which it says will travel at 4.5 times the speed of sound or 3,425mph (5,500km/h).

A bright green fireball with an orange trail soared through the sky over Argentina last night and the incredibly rare footage was captured on camera.

Scientists at the University of York found that caffeine, sugar and water interact at a molecular level to block the bitter taste that some coffee drinkers (illustrated) dislike.

Facebook says it will begin test flights later this year of a solar-powered drone with the wingspan of a Boeing 737, the next stage of its campaign to deliver Internet service to remote parts of the world.

Security researchers Sandvik and Auger demonstrated at a West Virginia firing range how they could change the target by feeding inaccurate data to the targeting computer.

Researchers at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland showed how vitamin B3, a building block for life, can be made in space when ice is bombarded with radiation.

A Bournemouth-based chemistry teacher explains bacteria and yeast dwelling in dog hair are mostly responsible for the nasty odour.

Made by a Chinese start-up, the 5.5-inch model witha 13 megapixel camera is the follow-up to last year's popular OnePlus One.

Some of these craters and other features now have official names, inspired by spirits and deities relating to agriculture from a variety of cultures, such as Haulani, after the Hawaiian plant goddess.

HitchBOT was found damaged beyond repair in Philly, ending its journey across the globe. The humanoid robot, which relied on the kindness of strangers, had only been in the US for two weeks.

The feature is designed to easily let people share wifi passwords with friends, but security experts describe it as 'an accident waiting to happen'.

The squid can be seen feasting on a fish as it is hauled out of the ocean onto a fishing vessel while Russian sailors try to prod it with a long pole from the side of the boat to try to save their catch.

A doom-laden US study in 1972 predicted that the earth would run out of food and resources, becoming uninhabitable by around 2050. British scientists now claim we have a little more time.

Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins were studied by The Wild Dolphin Project in The Bahamas over the space of 30 years, providing insight into how the species rely on each other.

The images document the probe's fall, and could even reveal where it finally took up residence after a bumpy landing last November (comet from nin metres away pictured)

The home includes the bodies of juveniles, young adults and middle-age adults - all crammed into a house measuring just 20 square metres.

The MSG-4 satellite, which was launched on July 15 from French Guiana, will send back images of the Earth's surface and atmosphere in 12 different wavelengths once every 15 minutes when operational.

The flying machines were controlled by competitors wearing goggles with video links at a difficult course at Drinkwater Park in the north Manchester suburb of Prestwich.

The LG Gentle handset (pictured) has a 3.2-inch colour touch screen and will launch in South Korea, but there's no news whether the smartphone will come to the UK or US.

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York used computer models to simulate how strands of molecules like RNA may have first emerged on the early Earth (illustrated).

The patent awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office shows a design for earbuds with a bendy rubber outside part that's designed to mould to a user's ear so the buds don't fall out easily.

Scientists from King's College London analysed genetic data from 12,500 identical and non-identical twins to assess the importance of genetic factors in academic achievement.

Famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin shared a few fascinating pieces of Apollo 11 memorabilia on social media. One of the photos shows his travel voucher where he billed NASA $33.31.

A report suggests China wants to exert influence over every part of the tech industry and web in china, from social media to semi-conductors.

Genetic analysis by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington has found golden jackals of Africa and Eurasia are two distantly related species.

The first known fossil of a four-legged snake has been discovered by scientists who believe it may help unravel the mystery of how serpents lost their legs.

The front of the vehicle is fitted with a fake cannon so it looks like a standard main battle tank, with 12 Spike anti-tank missiles hidden at its rear.

A study by geneticists at Harvard Medical School has found three native tribes in the Amazon who share more DNA with Aborigines from Australasia than any other modern population.

Scientists in Brazil have uncovered evidence that between eight and 50 million people lived around the Amazon river by 1492 and farmed extensively in the region, shown in the map pictured.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Worden (pictured), the ex-head of Nasa's Ames Research Center, said the team made the calculation 'as we were waiting for the press conference announcing this to start'.

The Livall helmet, made by China-based start-up Livall Riding, is crammed full of technology that helps the rider stay safe while cycling, as well as providing access to music and calls.

Nasa is to consider sending the New Horizons probe to one of two frozen objects in the ring of debris orbiting four billion miles from the sun. The spacecraft has power to last 20 more years.

Stargazers gathered around the world and at the legendary Glastonbury Tor (pictured) to watch the rare astronomical phenomenon, when a full moon occurs twice within one calendar month.

From the Rockies westward, rainfall has been much sparser over the last six months, meanwhile California and the southwest received little relief from their punishing drought.

Seen from space, the concentric rings of hills and valleys in South Africa's Pilanesberg National Park make a near perfect circle, with different rings made up of different types of volcanic rock.

Researchers in Princeton have discovered a new particle that can act as matter and antimatter simultaneously, and could one day help to build a more stable quantum computer.

The S40 is water, dust and shock-proof, boasts a large capacity battery and has glove-on and wet-finger tracking technology. The Caterpillar S40 will go on sale tomorrow for £399.99 (€429).

Plymouth University has announced plans to build the Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship, which it hopes will pave the way for the future of autonomous shipping.

This is the moment a plane enthusiast captured a UFO overtaking a flight during take-off from New York JFK airport. The peculiar object has led to speculation that it may be an extraterrestrial craft.

The amazing incident took place at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in South Africa, and experts say the creature may be using the animal to avoid predators - or just catch a lift.