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Parents who pressure children to have good grades or over achieve risk psychologically scarring their offspring.
A Japanese designer and an Italian shoemaker teamed up to create the shoes of the future.
Do your learning, take a break, and then work out.
It's something that should have happened a long time ago.
Warning: Don't try this at home!
No, Agent Scully, it's not aliens.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has rejected a call from 150 health experts to consider postponing or moving the Rio Summer Olympics due to the Zika virus.
In a move that has been hailed worldwide, Nepal finally eliminated animal slaughter from its biggest festival.
Only a fraction of the cancer patients in the terminal stages of their illness fully understand their prognosis. The findings suggest many patients are "kept in the dark", even though they only have a couple months to live anymore.
What if I told you that you could help wildlife by drinking beer? Saltwater Brewery, a Delray Beach (Florida) company, has developed a six-pack for beers that actually helps sea creatures instead of risking their lives. We use a lot of plastic – a whole lot. If there’s anything about humanity that leaves a mark on […]
Scientists from the University of Florida have mate a startling discovery: Nile Crocodiles are now in Florida
We now know which genes are responsible for blue eyes, red hair and now, thanks to the efforts of a team at University College London, those which code nose shape.
Stanford University invented a new low-cost tech that diagnoses diseases from a urine sample.
The park will be the biggest urban protected area in Europe.
No matter how bad you are at math, you should be able to recognize an equation when you see it, right? Well, that wasn’t the case for a passenger on the plane from Philadelphia to Ontario. This passenger saw a saw a man “suspiciously” writing down a complicated looking formula on a piece of paper and notified […]
Design studio Layer just unveiled their vision for a 3D printed wheelchair which promises to significantly improve the quality of life of users
As anyone who grows plants in an apartment will tell you, it can be quite a challenge. Space is limited, as is light and it’s so easy to make a mess – this is why I love this new project. It’s really easy to set up a small, cute garden in only minutes. It’s called Livi. […]
A deep, low pitch voice is often sought after in a man, but a new study suggests this characteristic might have evolved to intimidate other males, not attract females.
Cutting our meat consumption is crucial for a sustainable future.
Just don't do it.
Polar bears are forced to undertake more marathon, life-threatening swims to find food
Today, Disney heroines are a lot sassier and willing to take their fate into their own hands, but a problem still persists: even when they have the starring role, they peak only a minority of the dialogue, considerably less than what they did in the '30s and '50s.
It could be water, and not air pollution that’s China’s biggest problem. The Chinese government has published some extremely worrying statistics about the water quality in rural areas, showing that over 80% of it is not drinkable due to contamination from industry and farming. Considering the government’s tendency to underestimate pollution levels, it seems safe to […]
For the first time in over one hundred years worldwide tiger numbers have increased, but there are still only 3,900 specimens in the wild.
Adding extra-salt may make food tastier, but it can also has a negative effect on your health. With that in mind, Japanese researchers have invented a fork that creates a salty taste in your mouth at the press of a button, by releasing an electrical current which stimulates the tongue. Salt has long been associated with blood […]
Creating artificial skin may sound weird, but it can be extremely useful (or even life saving) for people who suffered from burns or any type of similar accident; it is also useful for testing drugs or cosmetic products. Skin transplants are a growing need, and many teams from across the world hope to one day […]
It is my personal belief that education (including higher education) should be free — or at least heavily subsidized. Unfortunately, that’s not the case in many parts of the world, where people pay exorbitant sums for university studies. But no matter where you are, there’s no excuse for not learning science. With MIT’s Open CourseWare […]
Laser hair removal has picked up a lot of steam, becoming one of the most popular cosmetic treatments in the world. It’s the process of removing unwanted hair by means of exposure to pulses of laser light that destroy the hair follicle… but how does that work? This video explains it, in almost excruciating detail (hair […]
The U.N. urges governments to ensure proper protection for environmentalists, especially in vulnerable areas like Central and South America.
Sitting down is killing you, in more than one way.
Rightfully touted for its many health benefits as an antioxidant, green tea doesn't really play well with iron.
A meta-analysis of 29 previous studies has confirmed what many researchers were already suspecting: depression affects the entire body.
Schools in Estonia's capital Tallinn are piloting a new program, gradually moving to PC workstations running on free and open source software.
It's official - New Zealanders can now tie the knot in spaghetti. The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is now legally recognized as being allowed to carry on wedding ceremonies.
President Obama will mark the start of a year-long precision medicine trial with a summit at the White House. 170 people are involved in the program, which aims to enroll 79,000 volunteer participants by the end of this year to supply personal data that will eventually be used to improve health and treat disease. Precision medicine is […]
Doctors are seeing a massive rise in the demands for the so-called vaginal seeding procedure, despite no evidence that this actually helps. Also called ‘microbirthing’, the process involves taking a swab from the mother’s vagina and rubbing it over the baby’s mouth, eyes, face and skin shortly after a C-section birth. The idea is that […]
They may not look like much, but coffee pods are a big problem.
While there is a full scientific consensus that homeopathy is a pseudoscience many people still believe in it.
The evidence is pilling up that fish grown in hatcheries are very different from those in the wild. A new study found that after only one generation, hatchery salmon have significant genetic changes. A fish hatchery is a “place for artificial breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of animals, finfish and shellfish in […]
Almost 50% of all new wind turbines in 2015 were built in China. Considering that, it’s no surprise that the country has become the biggest producer of wind energy. But China is showing that its determination in greening its economy is real and it’s not slowing down. According to statistics released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) on […]
A few days ago, the health minister in Colombia warned that the country is extremely vulnerable to the Zika virus that’s spreading like wildfire through South America. He was right, as it turns out. Over 2100 pregnant Colombian women are already infected, as Zika has already been confirmed in 23 countries and territories in the Americas […]
Get it together, world – the top 10 greenest countries in the world are all European! The greenest countries The 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a Yale-developed method to quantify the environmental performance of a state; it’s a measure of how ‘green’ a country is. Of course, like any index it has its pros […]
An innovative type of concrete has the potential to save lives and millions off of taxpayers' money.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus seems to have spread from Brazil to Colombia, as more than 13,500 people are already infected.
The 62 richest people in the world are worth as much as the poorest 3.5 billion people in the world.
Denmark's wind turbines set a spectacular world record as they alone generated over 42 percent of domestic electricity use in 2015 - the most ever done by any country.
The world's largest food and water producer will be sued for allegations that it used child slaves to harvest cocoa beads in the Ivory Coast in Africa.
The two largest cities in Italy have taken drastic measures as pollution levels continue to rise and smog builds up.
As China’s cities struggle with smog more and more, one man has started an interesting project to raise awareness: he wandered the streets of Beijing with a vacuum cleaner gathering smog and turned it into a brick. Meet “Nut Brother,” a 34-year-old artist and activist from Shenzhen. Of course, he understands vacuuming smog will do nothing to change […]
