When one-year-old Layla Richards, from London, was diagnosed with an aggressive strain of leukaemia, the word 'incurable' struck like a...

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...

Backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, an Artificial Intelligence institute has launched a new, innovative and perhaps most importantly -...

NASA recently celebrated 15 years of continuous habitation on the International Space Station. During this time, the ISS and other...

A new study has found that by the age of 5, children already have a sense of self-esteem comparable in...

Just like an ecosystem inhabits an area, so to is your skin inhabited by a swarm of micro-organisms - including...

A study published by British researchers caused a storm among biologists; the question on everyone's lips - do chimps have...

The tiny mollusk measures only 0.033 inches (0.86 mm) on average.

Like all living beings, plants also have natural defense mechanisms in the form of spikes, stings and thorns to protect...

For decades, scientists have been discussing about the possibility of a clean, virtually inexhaustible source of energy - and they...

A new finding is sending waves throughout the marine biology community: Omura's whale, a whale so rare that researchers weren't...

The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, Kela, is currently drawing plans for a nation-wide implementation of basic income.

Researchers at MIT have developed a device that can track human silhouettes behind walls using Wi-Fi.

The concepts of biodiversity and evolution are generally thought of as something that occurs in thousands, maybe millions of years...

We're living in the future.

Mary Kenneth Keller of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was a pioneer in computer science. In...

It's time for some marine eye candy - "Fried Egg Jellyfish" exist, and they're really amazing!

With a simple brain scan, researchers can now see if you've been naughty or nice - on average.

Morocco is poised to become a solar superpower, as they revealed plans for the largest concentrated solar power plant, powered...

Driverless cars are slowly becoming a reality on our streets, but at the mining sites, driverless trucks have already become...

It could only happen in Norway: a hiker traveling a historic route found a 1,200 year old Viking sword in...

There's no getting rid of our microscopic friends - where there are people there are bacteria, even in outer space.

NASA is preparing for a historical approach to Enceladus, plunging its Cassini spacecraft deep through the icy spray coming from...

A sinkhole popped up in St. Albans, England, and engineers fear this is not an isolated event.

Just in time for Halloween, scientists have developed the blackest material - a material so dark that it absorbs almost...

If you've ever wanted to plan a hiking trip on the Moon, now you have the perfect opportunity: a gorgeous pair...

Armed with almost 1 million diary entries, an Oxford-based laboratory is trying to figure out why modern life seems so...

Paleontologists have unearthed two spectacular cave lion cubs, preserved by the permafrost in the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia. These cubs...

In what could become a monumental decision, the World Health Organization has decided to roll out pilot tests for a...

An eagerly awaited report from the World Health Organization (WHO) states that processed meats such as bacon and sausages cause...

A 7.5 earthquake has struck near the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan and Tajikistan.

A new, extremely worrying study found that a third of meta-analyses related to antidepressant studies are written by pharma industry...

Here, we'll see what the science says.

The Yuanmeng (which means “dream”) isn't a work in progress - it's actually flying, taking off for the first time...

It's something no human has ever seen before: as a star reaches its terminal phase, it blows up the system...

Christopher Russell is the head of the Space Physics Center at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at UCLA,...

The European Union, generally considered the world's 3rd biggest emitter after China and the US, reported that its emissions fell...

Do you know what day today is? It's Back to the Future day!

Scientists have in the past toyed with the idea of using a disease to fight cancer. Now, after identifying a...

A 300 meter long (984 ft) glass suspension bridge, 180 meters (591 ft) above the ground has recently opened in Hunan,...

In the fight with cancer, we need any piece of help we can get. With this in mind, a group...

The world's oceans are sadly full of pollution, but now, you can help make a difference - while also looking...

OK guys, you know what time it is! It's the time when some people are ecstatic about the upcoming Halloween,...

Leeds seems set to become one of the green poles of the world as architects have unveiled plans to build...

Earth’s gravity pull is opening cracks and faults on the Moon Image via NASA. Article Featured Researcher: Thomas Watters Affiliation: Smithsonian...

After the glorious Apollo missions that led humans to the Moon for the first time, it's time for a new...

Is going cashless really a benefit though?

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Sometimes, it's not just about the functionality of a prosthetic, but the hope and morale it brings. With this in...