A long term study conducted by US researchers has found a connection between levels of DDT pesticide and breast cancer...

They call them the Catacomb Saints - ancient Roman corpses that were exhumed from the catacombs of Rome, given fictitious names...

It almost looks like a sci-fi movie; in a small, crammed room at the Goddard Space Flight Center, a group of...

“A world of languages” is a fascinating infographic created by Alberto Lucas Lopéz for the South China Morning Post. It...

At the center of every raindrop there is an impurity (dust, clay, etc) - basically all raindrops have something like...

Bruno Lefevre-Brauer, known as + Brauer, is a graphic designer living in Paris. Recently, he's been working creating vintage, almost...

We tend to think of the Earth's water as an inexhaustible resource; after all, you learn the basic water cycle...

In a world where in only a few decades we moved from clunky phones to wireless satellite-connected devices that allow...

In only 15 years, renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro) could surpass fossil fuels as the main provider of energy. According...

It seems rather obvious to me, but there was a lot of debate regarding how a country's politics affect its...

We tend to associate the word "office" with other words like "boring" or "work" - but it doesn't have to...

Microscopic swirls from gold might be the key to protect your cash and credit cards in the future, making identity...

After the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) took a 2 year hiatus to up its power, it's finally back, and it's...

Rooftop solar is now cheaper than grid electricity for 30 million people living in 6 cities, a new report writes...

A simple, cheap device could extend disposable battery life eight-fold; it suits all batteries from AAA to D and it works...

Chimps not only have the brain power to understand the concept of cooked food, but they are willing to delay...

Swiping your phone's touchscreen might disappear just as quickly as it emerged, if Google have their way. When their new...

We've all seen them - the food pics are everywhere. Instagram has basically become a food porn haven, with everyone...

The entire world is expecting the results of the Paris Climate Conference - will a global treaty finally be reach,...

Boyan Slat, 20-year old founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup announced the world's first passive system that will clean-up...

If we want to defeat cancer, we have to treat every patient uniquely, a team from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) concluded....

A routine DNA test came up with some extremely surprising results - female sawfish in Florida reproduce without mating with...

There are more than five million cubic miles of ice on Earth, and throughout our planet's history, there have been...

Portuguese artist Artur Bordalo’s (aka Bordalo II) creates artwork from junk, but that doesn't make it any less cute! He uses only...

The plan for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP21, was to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement...

As if Elon Musk's Hyperloop project wasn't attractive enough, it just got even hotter - Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of the...

Two apparent bongs likely used by Scythian tribal chieftains have discovered by archaeologists in Russia. But unlike modern bongs, these...

A few days ago, we were telling you about a seemingly fake study on changing people's opinions on gay marriage....

Norway's Parliament has agreed that their sovereign energy fund should divest from investments in coal in an attempt to mitigate...

As part of a recent TED Talk (presented at the bottom of this article) photographer Anand Varma captured the incredible...

Anthropologists have uncovered a 430,000 year old homo skull with fatal wounds that represents the earliest identified murder case in...

The 27th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest kicked off in April, but is accepting entries until June 30. If...

In 1974, anthropologists found a 40% complete skeleton of a female which they identified as a pre-human species; they called her...

Artist Daniel Rozin has designed a surprising mirror-like device from... fur. Dubbed the PomPom Mirror, it relies on  motion sensors and 928...

It's almost like a Disney movie: a roach helps a bird take off from its back in order to save...

Scientists are studying a virus that survives in extremely hot environments in the hope that it will give us better...

The scientific community is in shock after one of the largest scientific publishers, Science, was forced to retract a study...

Scientists have discovered what they thought to a different species of chameleon - but DNA analysis revealed that they were...

In 1921, archaeologists found the remains of a Bronze Age priestess, dubbed the Egtved Girl. Now, a new study reveals...

Just a few days ago were telling you about a huge, 10,000 year old ice shelf that is set to...

The future is here - bring me my jetpack. Yves “the Jetman” Rossy and his protege, Vince Reffet do a fantastic...

Meet Lily. I think Lily's pretty awesome - after all, she's the world’s first throw-and-shoot camera. All you have to do...

A new analysis conducted by Yale researchers revealed that the first snakes may have actually evolved on land, not in...

Giant pandas love to feast on bamboo - it's their favorite food, and they easily make quick work of it,...

A shocking conclusion came from an International Monetary Fund report: they found that fossil fuels will be subsidized by a...

Scientists have managed how to create morphine using a kit like the ones used to make beer at home. They...

Child labor, unethical promotion, manipulating uneducated mothers, pollution, price fixing and mislabeling - those are not words you want to...

Geologists are expecting increased activity on the Kilauea volcano, warning that another eruption is likely possible. It seems that lava...

California's record drought has completely dried off large swaths of rivers, including the San Joaquin River, which means that juvenile...

It's raining... spiders. Countless baby spiders are falling from the ski in the Australian city Goulburn, South Australia, covering the...