Laura Jacques and Richard Remde have flown to South Korea over Christmas to a laboratory which is cloning boxer Dylan (pictured), who they lost in June.

Father Christmas has upgraded his sleigh if this video is to be believed. Engineering firm Boston Dynamics has revealed its robot reindeer in a Christmas video message on YouTube.

Models based on the 16th century artist's drawings along with many of his plans for innovative devices are to go on show at the Science Museum in London.

Scientists from Pacific Shark Research Center in California found the new species in the Pacific. The Ninja lanternshark can grow up to half a metre long (19 inches) and glows in the dark.

Northrop's tailsitter design includes a set of large counter-rotating propellers covering almost two-thirds of a roughly 9.14m (30ft)-diameter. It will be able to take off from small Navy ships.

Scientists at Cork University Hospital in Ireland found regular use of touchscreen devices can boost a child's development rather than doing it harm.

Scientists from the University of Queensland have shown the presence or absence of key plant fragrances, such as lavender pictured, influences the aggression of honeybees.

Rutgers University is developing the Naviator, a UAV that could be useful in monitoring the spread of oil spills, and the developers say it will be ready for seawater tests as soon as next summer.

Burying bodies with a sharp, curved iron sickle pressed against the throat or hips of a body guaranteed that if the dead rose back up in ancient Drawsko, Poland, they wouldn't get very far.

Scientists at Duke University, North Carolina ran six experiments to show setting targets makes people more productive but have less fun.

Neuroscientists at the University of Utah, scanned the brains of 151 boys with internet gaming disorder and found parts that handle vision and attention were hyperconnected.

University of Maine scientists found that a surplus of free radicals, the corrosive molecules produced by our bodies as we process oxygen, were at the root of all headaches.

Researchers from France used a model to recreate Mars' environment. They found pressure changes cause the ice to periodically erupt, disrupting the bedrock.

A pair of surfers from Perth, Australia, have invented the floating bin (pictured) that automatically sucks rubbish floating in the water into it.

Dubbed Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization (RADICS), the initiative's goal is to develop automated systems to deal with a loss of power.

Earthquakes have grown stronger in recent years, and Stanford University says 'fracking' is to blame. They found the longer water is injected into an Arkansas site, the higher the magnitude of quake.

Google is in discussions with officials in Clarksville, Tennessee with the hopes of purchasing land to build their 15th data center. If the deal is successful the company will invest $500 million in creating it.

There's a deadly snake lurking in the sands of Africa, and it's mastered the techniques of camouflage. The puff adder can disguise its scent so predators and prey cannot detect it.

These futuristic concept superyachts boast mad designs and amenities that are so bold they may never see the light of day, including exoskeleton shells and 'skin' that can generate electricity.

The call was made before the British astronaut embarked on his first challenge while on board the ISS this afternoon. He is monitoring his colleagues as they unjam a cart outside the station.

The British scientist, 47, also described people who don't believe in the ISS as 'f***nozzles' and people who think the moon landings were fake as 'n*b ends'.

Cern scientists in Geneva say that one theory is that it is a graviton, and its discovery could reveal the existence of extra dimensions of space-time. However, more tests need to be done, they added.

Archaeologists from the University of Central Florida found that religion may have been have been a divisive force in early Mesoamerican cultures. A Mayan ceremony is shown.

Brazil's Robusta and Arabica harvest is predicted to decline by almost five million bags over 2015 and next year, but global demand is predicted to increase.

'Tap-and-go' cards are proving popular on the High Street and consumers are expected to rack up £1billion on them in December alone. But they make life easy for criminals too.

Scientists Stanford University have been able to send rats to sleep by 'dialling down' the activity of a central region of their brains - like turning down the volume on a radio.

Mathematical simulations at the University of Utah show parasitic flies may spell extinction for Darwin's finches (shown) in the Galapagos Islands, but pest-control efforts might save the birds.

StikBox has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its multi-purpose phone case that features a built-in selfie stick. The aluminum stick simply extends when you need it and folds up neatly when you don't.

Apple and other tech companies have been criticised for using complex cross-border accounting measures to transfer profits to low tax jurisdictions like Ireland.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis say the discovery could help them tackle a fungal pathogen called 'white pine blister rust,' that is threatening the trees.

Researchers at University College London have found it may have taken 100 million years for oxygen levels to reach the point that allowed the Cambrian explosion of animal evolution.

Jean Ricard, an atmospheric scientists in France, discovered that there are 12 different kinds of rainbows and they only share four characteristics. Some rainbows don't even have all the colors in them.

Engineers at Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Centre in Huntsville, Alabama, have test fired a rocket made from 3D-printed components, generating 20,000lbs of thrust.

Sky Broadband will automatically block porn and other 'adult content' by default for new UK customers from early next year, the company has confirmed.

Singapore Airline's new restrictions on 'personal transportation devices' come after the three largest US flight operators - American Airlines, United and Delta - imposed similar bans.

Scientists at Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York said smog (shown) released by burning fossil fuels may have masked the full impact of rising carbon dioxide.

The armour-plated 'Enforcement Trailer' (pictured) speed camera is on trial in Hanover, Germany. It is capable of capturing speeding vehicles across multiple lanes at once.

Facebook is rolling out the feature (pictured) to a 'small percentage of users globally', with a wider roll out expected in the new year.

Research teams from the University of Southern California have been testing the technology on epilepsy patients. Leonard Nimoy as Spock is shown performing a Vulcan mind meld on Chris Pine's Kirk.

Engineers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, studied spider crickets jumping using high speed cameras (a still from video footage is shown).

During an interview with Charlie Rose for 60 Minutes, Apple's senior director of camera hardware revealed the module (pictured) is made of 200 individual parts.

Research carried out at the University of Tromso in Norway found men were faster at assembling flatpack furniture than women.

Researchers at Glasgow University found that being forgetful allows for flexible learning. Men and women ages 15 to 40 were tested to see if forgetting aids learning.

A report from a London Council has found that a 'digitisation megatrend' is exhausting staff, resulting in higher levels work-related stress and more time off.

The oldest tattoos in the world belong to an ancient iceman. Ötzi, the 5,300-year-old mummy has tattoos grouped across 19 body parts, and researchers in Italy revealed a 'new' tattoo.

It is hoped the move by Washington-based Fish and Wildlife Service will boost protection for African lions (Cecil picutred) and better regulate both hunting, and importing 'trophies' into the US.

The launch was due to take place from Cape Canaveral yesterday. It is now scheduled to liftoff at 20.33 ET (01.33 GMT Tuesday).

Users on the free Blindspot app can message anyone in their contact list for one-to-one communication - sending text, images, voice-notes and video, all without revealing their identity.

DNA analysis on a skeleton of a wealthy Roman woman unearthed in Southwark London has revealed that while she had physical traits of a female, she also had male chromosomes.

Scientists at the University of Sheffield scanned the feathers of Jays and found they have a spongy structure to reflect light in different ways to produce their striking colours rather than pigment.

Field trials involving genetically modified insects should be carried out in the UK for the first time, argues a new Lords Science and Technology Committee report.

The algorithm from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to predict how memorable an image is. Miley Cyrus was 'very memorable' on 0.958.

Sony has revealed plans for a battery that could carry 40% more energy than the traditional lithium-ion batteries. The new batteries will be sulfur based, but you'll have to wait another five years.

George Hotz, a 26 year-old from New Jersey, claims his technology will be far superior to the MobilEye system used in the Tesla Model S autonomous car.

The quiz, created by Ipsos Mori, tested people from 28 nations including the UK, US, Australia, India and Mexico. Mexico topped this year's Index of Ignorance (pictured)

Kent State University in Ohio said emerging zombie infections have been identified around the globe and, though sporadic, are becoming a source of greater concern to the medical community.

Deans of medical schools need to hire, retain and promote more women, University of California San Francisco researchers said. The study was presented in the British Medical Journal.

Sonia Suter, a law professor at George Washington University, has explored the issues associated with 'multiplex parenting' which a new study says is 'only a matter of time'.

Cambridge University created the virtual fossil' by plotting a total of 797 'landmarks' on fossilised skulls stretching over almost two million years of Homo history.

Using computer modelling scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology claim to have finally found the 'optimal locomotive strategy' for plesiosaurs.

The world's most famous astromech droid, R2-D2 stole the show at the International Drone Expo in Los Angeles. Crowds were keen get a photo of the iconic Star Wars droid in flight (pictured).

Researchers from Deakin University in Australia fitted cameras to 21 little penguins to reveal what the small birds hunt, their strategies and success in getting a meal.

The implant (pictured) delivers pulses of electrical current in people blinded by a rare condition in which photoreceptor cells stop working. It has been tested at Southern California University.

Ashley Dove-Jay, a researcher at Bristol University, studied the cost per kg to take a payload into low Earth orbit using the Skylon spaceplane and Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

Cook visited a New York Apple Store to watch a group of children learning to code - and said 'I don't think you can start this too young.'

The study - the largest of its kind - found lakes are warming an average of 0.61 degrees Fahrenheit (0.34 degrees Celsius) each decade.

Small talk may be a lot more important than you think. A new study from Princeton University has found that idle conversations could be an evolutionary tool for social-bonding.

The remains of over 130 hanging wooden coffins have been found on the face of a 330-feet-high cliff just outside Moping town of Zigui County, central China's Hubei province.

Richard Neave a retired medical artist from the University of Manchester, came up with the portrait (shown) by using forensic techniques and computer technology.

Excavators in Ningxia, northwest China, have unearthed what they believe to be a Chinese sphinx in a tomb that dates back to the Tang Dynasty, belonging to the writer Liu Jun.

Plump red lips have long been a symbol of sexuality, and not just for humans. For sub-nosed monkeys in China, lip colour indicates mating status, and it's males who flaunt a scarlet pout.

The results come from a study commissioned by London-based Freesat. The majority of men claimed to know more about TVs than women and this could explain why they hog the remote.

A team of Yale and Duke University researchers have traced generosity all the way to the amygdala, the instrument in the brain that signals reward and punishment, and a hormone called oxytocin.

Security researchers claim a breach at app HZone - for people who are HIV positive - means the email addresses, dates of birth and user names of users were accessible, leaving them vulnerable to 'identity theft and extortion'.

University of Southern California graduate student found that people enjoy sad Christmas songs, because it actually makes them feel good. As long as it isn't perceived as threatening, we feel compelled to listen.

Describing the U.S. reliance on war machines and troops as outdated, John McAfee claims jihadi hackers could turn such equipment against us in a nightmarish 'doomsday' scenario.

The breakthrough at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, means that at any given moment, scientists now know each cell's exact family tree.

Austrian Science Fund FWF have embarked on a journey to learn about climate evolution from Devil's Hole, located in Nevada, which could report data from as far back as one million years.

Researchers from Lunch University in Sweden found 10 million bacteria in a glass of tap water. Although it sounds disgusting, they can actually help clean water of other toxins.

Scientists examined the DNA of wolves and dogs from China, Africa and Europe, to discover domesticated dogs likely evolved from grey wolves (image) that joined humans on hunts.

High tech screens may soon get a lot more affordable. Penn State researchers have discovered a transparent material that make smart devices cheaper and more efficient.

A team of researchers are questioning the theory of all green algae started in the water than moved on to land. They have discovered links between terrestrial algae and land plants, such as tolerance to light.

Scientists working for the Galapagos Tortoise Restoration Initiative have rescued a male and female giant tortoise that share genes with the ill-fated Pinta Island tortoise Lonesome George.