We can't call it a major discovery. Not yet.

If we want to have a permanent or long-term mission to Mars, then growing crops locally would be very useful.

Hydras are tiny freshwater animals which trap their prey with a set of tentacles.

A series of experiments surprisingly found that sudden insight may yield more correct solutions than gradual, methodical thinking.

New research shows that the first vertebrates had a surprisingly easy time adapting from fins to legs.

It's absolutely baffling that we've reached a level where we can not only study the geology of the Earth, but...

Ken Buesseler studies marine radioactivity. He uses radioactive elements such as thorium that are naturally occurring in the ocean as a...

A study conducted by Australian researchers found that scientific journals discourage the study of ‘ugly’ rodents and bats.

A team of Harvard researchers have literally added a new dimension to 3D printing - time.

India's massive investment into solar energy is already starting to pay off - much earlier than anticipated.

The bad intentions that precede doing harm to someone are visible in the brain, researchers claim.

It was a bittersweet moment for SpaceX, as the space flight company successfully launched a communications satellite to a distant...

A new study confirms previous findings: the best way to fight peanut allergy is by consuming peanuts as an infant.

While they are often causes of embarrassment, varicose veins are more than just a cosmetic problem. They are also potentially...

The science of happiness is still a youthful and controversial field, but one thing seems to be clear: there's only...

Scientists have known for quite a while that obesity increases the chances of colon cancer, but hey were unable to...

In what has to be one of the biggest blunders of science publishing, PLoS ONE has published an article about...

A new study found that rather than weakening their host, brine shrimp parasites actually help it cope with arsenic contamination...

Breeding birds and alligators have developed an unlikely partnership, where the birds build their nests on alligator territory for protection.

Biologists at Rutgers University-Newark found that the world's longest distance flier is a small dragonfly.

Researchers found that the app misses high blood pressure in 8 out of 10 cases, giving patients a false sense...

"Cleopatra was a poet and a philosopher, she was incredibly good at maths  but when we think of her, we...

Ignored for centuries, this vegetable might be slowly making a comeback in England.

Indonesian authorities lifted a tsunami warning issued after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the island of Sumatra - the...

A tragedy is just waiting to happen in one of the largest cities in the Middle East, engineers warn. The...

Four shelter dogs rescued from the slums around Sao Paulo, Brazil, were trained as “ball dogs” for an exhibition match at...

We tend to think of slavery as something that's long extinct, but according to several reports, there are more slaves today...

A new study has mapped the genetic variations responsible for differences in the distribution, shape and colour of facial and...

In what are some pretty counter-intuitive findings, a UCLA study found that most people oppose same-sex marriage because they feel...

Unfortunately, most people would, even when they've been shown it's not functioning properly.

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the biggest and best-preserved wheels from the Bronze Age, dating from nearly 3,000 years ago....

How long marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and other drugs stay in your urine, hair or blood.

Scientists in China have created a platform for generating sperm cells that could one day treat male infertility - in...

Plants and mushrooms growing sometimes accumulate dangerous levels of radioactivity. But until now, this hasn't been confirmed for truffles, and...

Stop for a moment and think about the traditional image of a US innovator. He's probably a brilliant college drop-out...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) unveiled a new bedazzling image of the Milky Way, snapped by the APEX telescope in...

Medicine has developed hugely when it comes to treating burn victims.

It's quite possibly the most common unit of measure; we often guide our lives based on the humble kilogram, but...

Out-of-towners using marijuana in Colorado are at a higher risk to end up in the emergency room, according to a...

Image Credit: NASA/Landsat 8   The photo was taken with NASA's Landat 8 satellite. Landsat is the longest-running enterprise for acquisition...

A large biotech lab is now under a government animal welfare investigation after thousands of animals went "inexplicably" missing from...

Most modern prosthetics try to look like the real deal, while still featuring underlying robotics. Two researchers at the University of...

MIT researchers have created a powerful new tool for energy monitoring: a citywide urban building energy model of unprecedented scale...

Before life exploded in the Cambrian 542 million years ago, Earth's inhabitants were generally single-celled simple organisms.

As NASA's New Horizons shuttle zoomed past Pluto, it snapped awesome photos not only of the "ex-planet", but also of...

Over one century ago, in 1879, a botanist called William Beal buried 20 glass bottles in a secret place in...

According to a 2009 report, around "60 percent of Americans live in areas where air pollution has reached unhealthy levels...

British archaeologists have uncovered five Roman roads built over 2,000 years ago using a technology called LIDAR - a mix...

In late 2015, Volkswagen (VW) admitted to cheating on US tests to make its diesel cars seem more green than...

When archaeology meets forensics - a team of British researchers has found three thousand year old fingerprints on the lid...