The Villarrica volcano in southern Chile erupted in the early hours of Tuesday morning, spewing lava and ash up to...

You may look more like your mom or more like your dad, but technically, you inherit equal amounts of genetic...

Many people change a lot after their youth... and so to did our Universe. Nowadays, galaxies contain both dust and...

We see light every day, and yet, we don't truly understand it; it's either a particle or a wave, or...

A week ago, we were telling you about Wei-Hock Soon, an aerospace engineer turned climate scientist; mister Soon, known as...

In any given month, the vast majority of physicians treating children in the US (93%) receive at least one request...

According to a new study, ancient hunter-gatherer Britons imported wheat from mainland Europe, showing a surprising level of sophistication for...

Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Well sure, there's these guys, but rational people love dinosaurs, right? Well, Nathan Myhrvold, an inventor...

They like freezing conditions, but the Emperor penguins struggled during the last Ice Age, a new study concluded. In fact,...

We all know how therapeutic and soothing (or on the contrary, motivating) music can be; and we all know that...

Mars - our neighbor, the Red Planet... is not actually red. The first look at what’s under Mars’s dusty red...

The world's first grid-connected wave power station has just been activated off the coast of Australia. Taking energy directly from...

If you've ever wondered what happens inside an egg, then science has you covered - researchers have developed transparent artificial...

Scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia have achieved 5G speeds of 1Tbps, far exceeding existing the speeds of...

After an exhaustive analysis conducted over a year and a half, NASA's Curiosity Rover has finally confirmed the existence of...

Time flies fast when you're trying to figure out the mysteries of the Universe... it seems like 2015 started just...

Building vertical farms is innovative and can have significant advantages, done properly; but building a vertical farm in the middle...

A while ago I wrote that the applications for graphene are endless, and it seems like scientists just want to...

Today, we have more pictures... because I just couldn't limit myself to one. Olivier Grunewald, a well known French photographer...

Bionic hands - artificial limbs controlled through thought power - they're as awesome as they sound, and they're now a...

If you've ever walked with beverages in your hand, you probably know that coffee tens to spill easily, while beer...

The Curiosity Rover, currently on Mars, took another selfie in the "Mojave" area, where it is preparing to have a...

The Sahara Desert and the Amazon area have few things in common - one is a dry, barren wasteland, while...

Imagine for a moment how it would be like to recreate a gladiator fight. I'm not talking about martial arts...

An Australian company called ArchiBlox recently unveiled the first first carbon-positive prefab home - it generates more energy than it consumes, helps...

It's always the cute ones - a team of Norwegian researchers found that the Black Plague, which arrived in Europe...

A new study has concluded that marijuana is much safer than alcohol and tobacco combined. Alcohol is actually the most...

In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised parents to keep children as far away from peanuts as possible, in...

We've shared many time lapse videos, but this is definitely something else. The almost alien music, the stunning quality, and...

A company called nanoFlowcell has revealed a concept sports car which gets its energy from salt water and can run...

Almost 70% of HIV-infected people in the US are either undiagnosed or not receiving care; this population is responsible for...

Mollusks such as oysters, clams and scallops are highly vulnerable to the increasing acidification of the world's oceans. A new...

Rob Gonsalves is one of my favorite contemporary painters. His unique style and perspective are just so simple and yet...

"I am getting sick and tired of dinosaurs being forced on our children.” You just know something's up when you...

Wei-Hock Soon, an aerospace engineer and a part-time employee at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is one of the few...

In an attempt to make programming more attractive, MIT has developed a stunning "robot garden", dozens of fast-changing LED lights and...

US researchers have conducted a national survey and found that the percentage of U.S. teens who get seven or more...

Beekeeping can be quite difficult, but thanks to a new invention - it just got a lot easier. Stuart and...

Until now, only two species of seadragon had been reported, with the last one being discovered 150 years ago! Now,...

An ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil kills a variety of cancer cells in a matter of minutes, without damaging healthy...

A new study has found that unlike monotheistic religions, buddhism doesn't promote intolerance - instead, it promotes both selfless behavior...

Suicide rates have generally remained the same for decades, with slight increases in some areas of the world. Basically, scientists...

For bacteria, it's a dog eat dog world, as you can see below; in this video, a bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus is...

As global oil prices continue to drastically fluctuate up and down over the years, the Kingdom of Jordan has announced...

According to a new study, limpet teeth may be the strongest material known to man, stronger than spider silk or...

Scientists believe that collagen extracted from fish (especially tilapia) can be applied as a "wound dressing", to help clean the...

The Eternal Nazi is one of the most touching and haunting books I’ve ever read – because it’s true, gruesome,...

Bald Eagles are bouncing back from the brink of extinction, research shows. The official US mascot is now thriving and...

Selected from more than 200,000 applicants, 50 men and 50 women have become the final contenders for the one-way trip...

A new study has found that as the climate continues to warm, we will be dealing with more infectious and...