New measuring method shows that lightning can be as powerful as 20 cars hitting the earth at 60mph
Powerful enough to melt the ground where it lands.
Dissatisfied owner turns his pub into a Faraday Cage to save the English pub experience
Old fashioned socializing, powered by science.
A major difference between DNA and RNA could explain why one is the go-to blueprint for life
Keeping your genes in good condition is priority nr.1 for all life.
England’s 5 pence tax slashed 61,000 tonnes of plastic bag use per year
That adds up to....Let me do the math on this.....A whole lot of bags.
Facial reconstruction shows how British people looked like 3,700 years ago
Short, round skulls were the norm then.
The Brian Cox Effect – Or Making Science Cool Again
The Brian Cox effect sends us a clear message: we can make science attractive and it can work with great...
Music company just played a vinyl record 28,000 meters above the Earth
You could say they hit a high note.
Machine learning could solve the US’s police violence issue
By flagging high-risk officers, the system allows police departments to limit the chance for violent events.
Chernobyl is to become the world’s largest solar power plant
This huge area will finally produce energy -- 30 years after the meltdown.
We’ll soon be able to hack our nerves into controlling diseases
The new method could treat a wide range of diseases, from diabetes to arthritis.
The City of London Corporation bans leasing or purchasing diesel vehicles for its businesses
The organization takes improving air quality "extremely seriously," and has thus decided to clamp down on diesel vehicles.
These are the most metal words in the English language, data scientist says
Rock on, brothers.
The Zika virus might have reached the U.S., Florida governor warns
Should the virus get a foothold in southern Florida, containing it might become difficult, if not impossible.
Oldest case of human cancer is 1.7 million years old
Not a modern-day disease after all.
Hormone therapy successfully used to stop cells from aging for the first time
A male sex hormone could keep our cells young forever.
Too big to orbit: Jupiter is so massive it doesn’t actually orbit the Sun
They actually take one another for a spin.
By 2040 our computers will use more power than we can produce
I didn't know they could do that.
How does radar work?
From radar guns to stealth bombers, this is how -- and why -- they all work.
Scientists find a woman that can see 99 million more colors than you or me
Just one extra cell type can make a huge difference.
The European Science Open Forum starts today, here’s why you should care
This year's conference will run from the 24th to the 27th of July, and we'll be right there, to make...
Unsettling sculpture showcases how humans would look if we evolved to survive car crashes
Kinda looks like an end-boss in an RPG.
Need to ward off pesky mosquitoes? Sleep with a chicken over your head
Believe it or not, there's actual scientific proof backing this advice.
Google used DeepMind to cut their electricity bill by a whopping 15%
That adds up to a lot of money.
How bringing cougars to cities could actually save lives
These big cats could save a lot of people -- if we let them.
Whales mourn, and grieve, and feel the loss of a loved one — just like you or me
We all know the pain and harrowing loneliness of losing a loved one, and it seems whales do too.
One of the oldest known New Testament copies could have been written in pee-based ink
This ink is number 1. Literally.
Birds in suburbs defend their territory more aggressively than their rural counterparts
City birds aren't very friendly to each other.
Grand study finds that diversity of life on Earth dropped below “safe” limits
Less species, more problems.
DIY bladeless fan from a water jug and some vases, via Rudolf Maker
Be a man, make your fan.
Flying Aerobot drone is being designed to soar in the skies of Titan
The drone will have to be light but solid enough to survive in the moon's harsh atmosphere.
The Fish and Wildlife Service’s plan to save black-footed ferrets sounds so tasty I’d like to take part
It has M&Ms, peanut butter, flying drones, and fluffy critters. It's perfect.
Crops employ “austerity measures” to conserve water in drought conditions
By limiting the growth of their roots, grassy crops conserve soil water during drought.
Researchers coax neurons into regenerating and restore vision in mice
This could allow us to restore vision, mobility or fight diseases like Alzheimer's.
A more sustainable leather industry built from a petri dish
This biomaterial is not only better, but more humane than traditional leather.
Aeromobil wants to have their latest prototype flying car commercially available by 2017
No traffic jams for this baby.
A software bug could render the last 15 years of brain research meaningless
Some 40,000 studies need to be re-examined. Ouch.
Dutch designer creates device that turns smog into beautiful jewelry
Wear it on your fingers, not in your lungs.
Product Review: ILife Beetles A4 Smart Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
A very solid entry-level robot vacuum. No more sweeping!
Turns out goats and dogs aren’t that different when communicating with humans
There's a lot more going on under those horns than you'd think.
Access to Internet is a basic human right, the UN decides
It's a great day for the Internet but we're still just shy of a decisive ruling.
China finished work on FAST, the world’s largest radio telescope
Built to boldly probe where no man has probed before.
The world’s tiniest game of Pac-Man is both awesome and educational
I'm gonna need a smaller controller.
This illusion can hack your brain into feeling the space around you
All you need is a brush and a rubber hand.
Florida’s coastlines are choke-full with guacamole-like algae blooms
Just as green, but with 1000% more "ew."
Rocks prove Mars used to resemble the Earth a lot — but no, that doesn’t mean there was life on it
But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.
Climate change is making the Arctic red — and we should be very worried about it
A tiny algae could spiral out of control with huge consequences.
Vegetables grown on Mars could be healthier than their Earth-grown counterparts
Food grown on Mars has been officially declared edible.
New NASA transfer protocol makes space Wi-Fi better than yours
NASA always gets the best of everything.
Fossil Friday: Sciurumimus albersdoerferi, the single-fossil theropod
There's only one fossil of this dinosaur that we ever found -- and you're looking at it.