First deep-sea mining operation scheduled to start in 2019 — here are the bots that will do it
Whether you agree to the idea or not, the bots sure are awesome.
Peer to your peers for motivation, not your teachers, if you actually want to study
Surprisingly, getting neither isn't that bad for your results.
Beautifully preserved fossil reveals a new 430-million-year old crustacean species, gets named in honor of Sir Attenborough’s 90th birthday
Sir Attenborough really liked the name.
Organized information may be creativity’s death knell, study found
Sometimes, we need a little chaos to get the cogs turning.
Brain cells which underpin the Pavlovian response identified, and may help cure a host of neurological disorders
Pavlov? The name rings a bell.
Beijing shuts down its last coal power plant, replaces with natural gas
A step in the right direction.
If stem cells don’t grow as you want them to, just add a dash of parsley-husk scaffolding
To be fair it works with other plants too, but I was shooting for a culinary title.
Two-day long sexual ‘afterglow’ helps couples bond and feel more sexually satisfied after the deed
Sex -- it's good for you.
We may face a huge shortage of essential raw materials stiffling green energy if governments don’t step up their game
Mining is dirty work. But more to the point, it's very slow to set-up.
Proposed ‘geophysical definition’ re-instates Pluto as a planet — and adds 100 new ones in the Solar System
I never lost faith in you, Pluto.
Quantum mechanics may explain why some jokes are funny — and others, not so much
I'd just like to point out to the researchers that there's no such thing as a bad pun.
If there’s any life in the Trappist-1 system it’s likely been planet-hopping, scientists say
Nothing like a good ol' meteorite impact to kickstart life.
Guillemot chicks leap from their nest, risking life and limb, before they can even fly — and know we know why
The dads really pull through for these chicks.
The US doesn’t want poor people: concentrated poverty rises for the first time since the ’90s
"One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Except the poor, lol!" -- the honest pledge.
Cooking at home is cheaper, more healthy, less fattening — a major boost for nutritional sustainability
Writing this article left me starving. To the pans!
Scientists ask the public’s help in getting to the bottom of consciousness — by cracking a chess problem
A novel take on consciousness.
Students will eat at the salad bar — all it takes is marketing and some parental help
You don't need an ID for this bar.
Cells nudge each other with proteins when moving to keep your body in one piece
Knowing how cells coordinate could let us improve healing speeds and fight cancers.
Emotional computers really freak people out — a new take on the uncanny valley
Be like us, but not us.
Contagious scratching may be hardwired into the brain
Sometimes you just gotta scratch, man.
Green ice spotted in Antarctica’s Ross Sea triggers new expedition for April
An effect of warming climate, or just a string of coincidences?
NASA plans to use repellent coatings to coax liquids into flowing even when there is no “down”
Not a problem many would even think possible -- but a real one nonetheless.
ADHD’s restlessness and impulsivity could actually make you a better entrepreneur, study finds
It comes with its own drawbacks, but looks like a great advantage overall.
Researchers complete 30% of the synthetic yeast chromosome — synthetic life is just around the corner
Immense potential in a small cell.
Fungus-derived molecule enables axon regrowth — potentially treating brain and spinal chord injuries
Broken axons are like a broken router -- no connection.
Single-atom magnets used to create data storage one million times more dense than regular hard disks
Scaled up, it will likely lose some efficiency -- but will still leave HDDs in the dust.
Higher emotional intelligence can make you more vulnerable to stress — if you’re a dude
We're still not sure if it happens in women too.
From married couples to the hook-up kids, Americans are having less sex across the board
Maybe they're outsourcing this too?
The ‘hateback’ loop of dehumanization could plunge America into civil violence
Even the nastiest bits of history repeat themselves.
Europeans don’t believe climate change deniers and want governments to take action, huge poll reveals
The flag's blue but we're green through and through.
Czech researchers turn graphene sheets into the first stable non-metallic magnets
Is there anything graphene can't do?
The best-fossilized octopus we’ve ever found gets recreated in 3D to understand their evolution
They changed surprisingly little.
Have more sex and leave stress at the office to improve your work life
Truth be told, sex improves most experiences.
The forests won’t fix our CO2 problem — in fact, they’ll scrub less than we assumed
Humanity gives with one hand and takes with the other. We just take a lot more than we give.
Israeli company designs anti-radiation body armor to protect astronauts in space
+3 armor +25 radiation resist.
New paper explains why predatory dinosaurs walked on two feet while mammals stayed on all fours
It's all about the tail.
Earth-born methanogen bacteria species could survive in Mars’ crust, new study shows
Life can be surprisingly hardy.
New method piggybacks data on radio waves to make singing posters and smart cities
Its gonna be a lot of chatter though.
Twitterers compete with suggestions for newly discovered exoplanets’ names — hilarity ensues
Anyone care to wager which name popped up instantly?
Massive analysis of gamers’ habits reveals how to best reach excellence in any skill
"Practice consistently, stay warm."
What sound is (and why it can topple buildings)
How it forms, how we hear it, and what it can do.
NASA establishes first Space Technology Research Institutes to make Mars a self-sufficient colony
"Producing > packing" -- NASA.
NASA cancels maneuver to get Juno closer to Jupiter due to faulty fuel valves — but that’s not bad news
Named after a capricious goddess, Juno lives up to her name.