Stephen Hawking is a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity.

China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace streetlamps and lower electricity costs in urban areas, state media reports.

Stephen Hawking's final work, which tackles issues from the existence of God to the potential for time travel, is launched by his children, who helped complete the book after the British astrophysics giant's death.

US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter yesterday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for applying the principles of evolution to develop enzymes used to make everything from biofuels to medicine.

Three scientists yesterday won the Nobel Physics Prize, including the first woman in 55 years, for inventing optical lasers that have paved the way for advanced precision instruments used in corrective eye surgery, the jury said.

Charles Kao, a Nobel Prize winner dubbed the "father of fiber optics", dies at 84, according to Hong Kong media.

A pair of robot rovers have landed on an asteroid and begun a survey, Japan's space agency says, as it conducts a mission aiming to shed light on the origins of the solar system.

A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University has led an international research team in discovering a novel quantum state of matter that can be 'tuned' at will - and it's 10 times more tunable than existing theories can explain.

Apple Inc introduces its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones.

Researchers at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have found a low-cost method for early detection of cancer.

Scientists reveal that they have cracked the full genome of wheat for the first time, a breakthrough that experts say will help feed the growing global population in the coming decades.

Most people suffer from a case of the creepy-crawlies when they hear what workers at a drug company in Xichang, Sichuan province, do to earn their keep.

A NASA rover detects a bonanza of organic compounds on the surface of Mars and seasonal fluctuations of atmospheric methane in findings released on Thursday that mark some of the strongest evidence ever that Earth's neighbor may have harbored life.

As global concerns continue to rise with 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags being produced every year around the globe, a number of eco-friendly companies come up with a seemingly wonderful idea: biodegradable bags.

Chinese engineers soon will have a world-record-holding product to offer to express delivery companies: the largest civilian drone.

A SpaceX rocket blasts off a duo of sports car-sized satellites built by the US and Germany to reveal changes in sea level rise, ice melt and drought on Earth.

Astronomers say they have observed a galaxy a very distant 13.28 billion lightyears away, zooming in closer than ever to the "cosmic dawn" of the Universe's first stars.

Bangladesh becomes a member of the exclusive club of satellite-owning countries as its first commercial satellite was launched to space in the early hours of today (Bangladesh Time 2:14am), opening the doors for huge opportunities.

The nation's dream satellite, Bangabandhu-1, is now on its way to orbit after its perfect and successful launching, making Bangladesh's debut in the global space society.

Satellite launching company SpaceX has postponed its process to launch Bangabandhu-1 to the orbit due to a standard ground system auto abort. It will resume the process tomorrow at 4:14pm US local time, SpaceX told in a tweet.