It’s getting harder and harder to come up with new ideas in science, paper reports
Thankfully, all we need are more researchers.
Birds perceive colors and hues the same way we do
Does this mean we see everything through a bird's eye view?
A shattered tectonic plate underpins the Tibetan Plateau — explaining the area’s weird earthquakes
The frayed head of the Indian plate keeps shaking up the whole area.
GMO rice may hold the key to fighting HIV on the cheap
The grains can be made into a paste containing anti-HIV proteins.
Bacteria species, too, can become extinct — and they do so quite often
The findings go against commonly-held wisdom today.
All this time, outer space was secretly much closer than we thought
Tricksy, tricksy space.
NASA eavesdropped on the Sun, and they made a video so you can hear it too
With a bit of help from NASA, you can now hear the sun's roar -- and it's glorious.
Two billion years ago, Andromeda ‘ate’ a sister-galaxy of the Milky Way
The findings could topple our current understanding of how galaxies merge.
Norovirus outbreak strikes in Maine, but it’s likely under control
We'll likely see more such outbreaks in the recent future, researchers warn.
Newly-discovered American ankylosaur turns out to be an Asian immigrant
In fact, all ankylosaurs were!
New theoretical framework will keep our fusion reactors from going ‘boom’
Real reactors lack boom.
We may have just witnessed a close-by star devour the remnants of a planet
Gluttony? Tsk tsk tsk.
First-ever baby snake fossil discovered beautifully encased in amber
Poor baby snake!
Twelve new moons discovered around Jupiter, pointing to a violent past
Jupiter can boast the most moons in the Solar System.
Color X-Ray imaging is just around the corner — and we have the photos to prove it
It will make X-rays invaluable in fields it had no place in previously.
The constellation Vela explodes with color (and new suns) in ESO-captured snaps
Space -- the prettiest frontier.
Roman fish salting workshops reveal two whale species lost from the Mediterranean
The discovery stands to change our understanding of the Roman fishing industry and the history of two endangered whale species.
Grasslands could overtake forests as the most reliable carbon sink ecosystems
But this doesn't mean we should stop focusing on forests -- on the contrary.
Rising seas, rising costs: some $14 trillion worldwide per year by 2100
Maybe start saving up?
Novel system allows robots to learn new skills just by looking at you do it
Can it teach them how to love, though?
Comet 67P harbors oxygen molecules as old as the Solar System
I wonder if it smells stale.
Rumors of Opportunity’s death “very premature”, despite three-weeks silence
Hang in there, buddy!
New U.S. Center to research how viruses can help us overcome drug resistance
If you can't beat them -- infect them!
Tiny, new-generation robot can walk on land, water, or swim — while being downright adorable
This cutesy bot hides a lot of potential.
Air pollution seems to promote diabetes — even at officially ‘safe’ pollution levels
Don't breathe too hard.
Astronomers capture first images of an exoplanet forming
All babies are adorable, right?
Indiana’s health officials warn of West Nile virus spotted in mosquitoes in Elkhart, Carroll County
There's no need to panic, no human cases have yet been reported.
Earth is much more rivery than we’ve suspected, satellite data reveals
Earth's rivers cover an area roughly the size of Texas, the team reports.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is likely over, official confirmation to come in 21 days
"The most challenging and complex outbreak the country has ever had to face" is now over.
Denying cancer cells one key amino acid might destroy treatment-resistant tumors
Attack the enemy where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
Enceladus “the only body besides Earth to satisfy all of the basic requirements for life,” Cassini reveals
This small moon has huge potential.
UNESCO takes the Belize Barrier Reef off the endangered sites list thanks to conservation efforts
Good news regarding corals are very rare these days.
Barents Sea just crossed a climate tipping point — and we watched it happen
We've changed the sea.
The International Space Station just launched a harpoon-toting satellite to keep it safe from space junk
Few problems will persist after a generous application of stabbings.
Fossils reveal that primates initially had nails and claws, we just lost the latter ones
Tighter social groups and a three-borne lifestyle likely prompted the switch.
The first case of chronic wasting disease suspected in Jackson County
Although the case was not yet confirmed, deer farms in the area have already been notified to take extra precautions.
The U.S. oil and gas industry is leaking a lot of methane — again
The emissions total around 13 million metric tons.
White paint might be causing a lot of Type 2 diabetes, preliminary research finds
White may hide a dark secret.
Earliest evidence of beer brewing in Scandinavia hails from the Iron Age
What would civilization be without beer? A depressing experience, that's what.
Mars’ huge dust storm is now a “global” storm
Yarrr, there be a storm a'brewing!
Analysis of over 800 million tweets reveals how our thought patterns shift throughout the day
Who says social media never did any good?
Reforestation efforts bring back hundreds of species to China
Plant a tree and species will come back to thee.
Climate change will become the leading cause of vertebrate-species loss by 2070
Things are heating up.
London’s Square Mile to use 100% renewable energy by October
A step in the right direction.
NASA creates first 3D model of Amazon rainforest canopy to estimate the effects of droughts, climate change
Drought has a massive effect on rainforests. Bad news in the current changing climate.