In 1906, British scientist George Parker Bidder released more than 1,000 bottles in an attempt to study oceanic currents. The bottles were...

To say that Nestle is an unethical company would be an understatement - the company's history is riddled with practices...

I'm not a big fan of selfies, but when you're on Mars, you can take all the selfies you want!...

Image: Raymond Lam With the recent sighting of a fire rainbow in South Carolina, there seems to be a sudden...

China - the world's most populous country and the world's top polluter has a lot of responsibility on its shoulders....

Staring straight into someone's eyes can be pretty intense, and is usually avoided by most people. But a team of...

Television has perpetuated the already classic image of a violent, psychotic criminal, up to the point where we basically associate...

Using and understanding the intricacies of sarcasm is a fine art; one does not simply "become" sarcastic - you must...

Anthropologists have discovered the oldest known fossil of a bone resembling that of humans; the 1.85 million year old bone is...

Whether you're religious or not, there's a good chance this chapel will catch your eye - completed last year, the 7-square-meter...

A research group has come up with an innovative way of dealing with blood clots through nanotechnology. This technology has...

A large intact specimen of the fossil, Montsechia. Usually only small fragmentary pieces of the fossil are found. Credit: David...

Finding insects, plants or even dinosaur feathers trapped in amber s rare and exciting. But finding a fossil salamander in...

Russian archaeologists have unearthed a trove of warrior jewelry of historical significance: the tomb of a Sarmatian woman warrior who...

If you're looking for a home away from home, if you're setting up the perfect workplace, or if you're simply...

We all know that pollution and smog in China is pretty bad, but China has only recently published their air...

Religion affects our lives, directly and indirectly, in many ways. A new study published in the Journal of Homosexuality has investigated how...

Every year, over 30,000 elephants are murdered, slaughtered for their tusks. Ivory is an extremely valuable commodity, and many people...

Taking a page from the oil industry "sponsorship" philosophy, Coca Cola spent millions funding scientists to say that soft drinks...

The mystery of the octopus genome has finally been solved, and this will allow researchers to answer some intriguing questions:...

We've written a lot about how 3D printing can (and has already started to) change our world - but food...

Hydro-energy is clean, cheap and reliable - in many ways, it's every man's dream: you get the reliability of fossil...

The Arctic isn't only for frozen ice and polar bears, it can be also relaxing. With that in mind, a giant...

American Amber Ale Well, microscopic drinks are not really a thing, aren't they? Not in the clubs where I go,...

The loving embrace of a mother and her child lasts for 4,000 years, Chinese archaeologists reported after finding their interlocked...

A new highly infectious diseases has been observed in tadpoles from three continents, threatening global populations. The disease, which was...

Did you know that vaccines are dangerous? Or that eating whole lemons (or eggs) prevents cancer? Or that evil doctors kill people...

Society has changed a lot in 2,000 years, but you know what hasn't really changed? Cats. Cats don't really care...

As a geologist, I'm not into gemstones and "pretty rocks" - but every once in a while, I see a...

Scientists analyzing data from the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory in Arizona spotted a huge lava lake on Io, one of Jupiter's...

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Sheffield found that people ignore drinking guidelines, especially as most of...

William Shakespeare - universally praised as one of the best writers in history, eminent dramatist and England's national poet, is...

We've written extensively about 3D printing and the doors it opens in terms of applications - from teeth to supercars...

Your eyes are a window to your soul, or so the saying goes - but a new research suggests that...

An amateur radio enthusiast from the UK has managed to have a quick chat with the International Space Station using...

Archaeologists have uncovered an enigmatic monolith deep off the coast of Sicily, Italy. The 15 tonne Stonehenge-like monolith is at...

Wasps are a nasty bunch; you don't want to mess with them no matter who you are. Not only can...

The first venomous (yes, venomous - not poisonous) frog was discovered in Brazil by mistake. A frog head-butted Carlos Jared in...

It's a tough year for salmon all around the world - now, a new health advisory issued by the U.S....

This is an article by Kristin Drexler, faculty member, Human Ecology and Forestry, School of Science, technology, Engineering, and Math...

Dan Pauly is a rare type of artist; he builds guest cottages, playhouses, garden sheds, and saunas - all of which...

For all we know about other planets and even other galaxies, there's still much to learn about our very own...

Sea animals are dying off in huge numbers off the Pacific coast from Baja, Mexico - all the way to...

In June, we were telling you about the Dutch city of Utrecht, which will start a new social and economic...

We sometimes think of scientists as calculated, precise people in white lab coats, buzzing around their controlled experiments and complicated...

It seems almost too surreal to be true - a gelatinous, four meter across blob of squid eggs - but...

Researchers have found that just like babies, bonobos exhibit a type of communication in which they use the same sound...

They're a gardener's best friend, and our fields wouldn't be the same without them. The humble earthworm plays a major...

People from Finland would rather live next to an alcohol or drug rehab center than a Muslim prayer room or...

According to a new study conducted by German researchers, even somehow magically removing massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere...