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A few days ago, the FDA approved the genetic engineering of modified Atlantic salmon variety. This is the first food animal that was genetically modified that the FDA approved for human consumption and farming; the gene alteration would make it grow much faster. Public reactions have been mixed, as expected. This could be a very good move, greatly reducing the stress on wild populations, but people are always reluctant when it comes to GMOs - especially animals.
The little things we do matter: being more responsible with the resources we use, walking that extra stop, even speaking our voice out, it all matters.
Universal diets don’t work because “healthy food” varies from person to person, a new study has found. Sadly, only a fraction of all people truly eat healthily these days – we all have our own struggles with food, either because we eat too much, or we eat things that are bad for us, or we don’t […]
A simple yet efficient solution could not only make life easier for millions of refugees worldwide, but also reduce CO2 emissions by 6.85 million tons every year and save a lot of money in the long run: installing solar panels in camps. A consortium of think tanks and NGOs has released a report highlighting that […]
If you ever wanted to become a firefighter in an exotic location, now you have the perfect extra motivation: jetpacks. As if Dubai didn’t have enough hi-tech with all the awesome cars and helicopters and all, firefighters will receive jetpacks as part of the new year’s city budget – this is considered a “practical” solution […]
When Tumbles was born in Ohio with just two back legs, prospects didn’t seem that good for him, in a world where having just two legs is sadly, as good as a life sentence for most animals. Friends of the Shelter Dogs in Athens rescued and bottle-fed him, and not long after that, a family adopted […]
In July, Professor Stephen Hawking took the time to answer questions posed by Reddit users in an AMA (Ask Me Antyhing), addressing one of the less discussed aspect of increasing technology and robotization: the distribution of wealth.
Every once in a while, someone creates something so incredible that it probably wouldn't even pass the Hollywood standard, being deemed to unrealistic.
Archaeological diggings at the First Nations in Canada unearthed, among others, a small, 800 year old pot - and inside it, squash seeds!
Start-up company Deepfield Robotics has developed a field vehicle that can distinguish weeds from useful crops and eliminate them.
The problem is still unsolved.
Weeding out bad science is an extremely complicated and delicate process, and short of peer review there's little left to do; even peer review is flawed, or at the very least imperfect.
Behind all the glitz and glamour, there's little substance to cosmetic products.
Florida Researchers have developed a new class of LEDs that may change the lighting and display industry of the future.
Earlier this year, the Institute for Economics and Peace released its GPI - Global Peace Index. Tiny spoiler alert: the United States ranked 94th.
Researchers may have found a much needed weapon against HIV in an unexpected place: alcoholism medication.
Today, US closed down the price for crude oil at $40.67/barrel, but a year and a half ago the price was over 2 times more, even going over $100 per barrel; for something that's traditionally went up in recent years, that's a huge, and surprising change.
Scientists have genetically engineered algae to kill up to 90% of cancer cells in the lab, while leaving the healthy ones unharmed.
In recent days, the internet has been flooded with images and videos of cats having hilarious reactions to cucumbers stealthily placed behind them.
Not many people know it, but just like you have a hand dominance, you also have an eye dominance. Here's how you can figure it out.
Cooling things with lasers? I'm down!
A team of researchers has analyzed a swarm of data and created the first map that tries to estimate how much water is located beneath the Earth.
If everything goes according to plan, we'll be going to Mars in the mid 2030s - using these suits.
Geological maps can be awesome here on Earth, but when we have geological maps of extraterrestrial bodies... that's when we get really excited.
In recent years, we’re finding out more and more that our guts are actually an impressive ecosystem, influencing not only how we digest our food, but also how we think and behave. But now, researchers have taken it even one step further: we may need to define a whole new life form to describe these […]
We recently got the chance to talk to Dr. Thomas Watters from the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Watters is a Co-Investigator on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, and discussing lunar tectonics with him was highly insightful: ZME: Your background is in geology and tectonics, how was the transition to planetary sciences? How is studying geology […]
3D printing has ignited our imagination and pushed us to think about things in new, different ways.
Charles Darwin’s monumental formulation of the theory of evolution has been overwhelmingly voted as the most influential and important academic book, ahead of works by Newton, Plato and Einstein. “Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of the higher animals, […]
The black and white cat was originally named Oscar but then became known as Unsinkable Sam. He started his “career” in the fleet of the Nazi regime, the Kriegsmarine, and ended it in the Royal Navy. He was onboard Bismarck, the HMS Cossack, and the HMS Ark Royal, but here comes the cool part: while […]
It was a finding that sent ripples throughout the entire paleontology community. Met with heavy criticism, the authors are now vindicated.
Even inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, outside of Cairo, researchers have found something interesting.
Give it up for your city's sewer system - aside from handling our waste (well, at least most of the time), it also fights disease.
The oil company used dispersants, but the technique was actually counter productive, just creating the appearance of the oil going away
The blood-brain barrier has been broken for the first time in history, and this can revolutionize some areas of cancer treatment.
Imagine if, instead of driving in the crowded traffic or taking the bus to work, you could just fly, above the street. That's the idea behind skyTran, a self-driving monorail that hopes to revolutionize the way we think about transportation.
Researchers have found new fauna in northern Brazil, in what used to be the continent of Gondwana.
Archaeologists have discovered fossils of rats 10 times bigger than modern rats. Working with the Australian National University (ANU), the team made the findings in East Timor, a former Portuguese colony in south-east Asia. Dr Julien Louys of the ANU School of Culture, History and Language said these are the largest rat fossils ever to be found, and by […]
The world enters uncharted territory in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, as concentrations reach record levels, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced.
Scientists have gathered a completely new understanding of how blood is formed in the body, potentially revolutionizing the dogma standing since the 60s.
The sheer use of water, which can have a huge environmental impact.
Let's try again: Imagine you could grow your food at home, year-round, using a futuristic aquarium/garden system!
Scientists have discovered a new chemical that could reverse cataracts, one of the leading causes of blindness.
When one-year-old Layla Richards, from London, was diagnosed with an aggressive strain of leukaemia, the word 'incurable' struck like a hammer.
According to recently released data from Chinese authorities, the country is burning out even more than previously thought
A meta-analysis of 53 weight-loss studies spanning over several decades and focusing on 68,000 people found that weight loss have a very low impact - if any.
Backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, an Artificial Intelligence institute has launched a new, innovative and perhaps most importantly - free, science search engine.
NASA recently celebrated 15 years of continuous habitation on the International Space Station. During this time, the ISS and other satellites brought us an inestimable trove of information, pushing forth our understanding of the planet by a wide margin. Let’s have a look at some of these accomplishments. Detecting the ozone hole Monitoring the ozone hole […]
A new study has found that by the age of 5, children already have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults.
Just like an ecosystem inhabits an area, so to is your skin inhabited by a swarm of micro-organisms - including viruses.
A study published by British researchers caused a storm among biologists; the question on everyone's lips - do chimps have accents?
