Orcas are smart, emotional, and very social. In many ways, they're like us.

Roman gladiators - some of the most feared warriors in history were mostly vegetarian, a new anthropological study has shown....

It was about as big as T-Rex, but not quite as fit - new fossils have revealed that Deinocheirus mirificus had quite a...

If you live in the US, then you almost certainly know who Doctor Oz is - or at least you've...

Kenya has announced the launch the world’s largest single turbine geothermal power plant, which will add 140 Megawatts (MW) to the...

Time in Powers of Ten is one of those books suitable for everyone - from teenagers to accomplished scientists.

More than half of all peer-reviewed studies published between 2007 and 2012 are now available, for free, on the internet,...

Dr. Michael Honeycutt, the top toxicologist in the state of Texas argued that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shouldn't tighten...

The magnificent picture you see above won the Wildlife Photography of the Year award. But this isn't only an out...

The Alps may seem like a paradise, but the environmental situation is extremely dire. Just one in ten rivers are...

Recycling is still a field where we have much work to do; while you hear talks about it everywhere, it's...

Peer pressure doesn't always drive teenagers to drink - in fact, it often goes the other way around, a new...

Yoshiro Kawaoka. Yoshihiro Kawaoka has caused massive uproar in the scientific community when he announced he is attempting to recreate...

Lockheed Martin has officially entered the race to achieve nuclear fusion at room temperature on 15 October, laying out a 10-year...

In 2011, we were telling you about the planned vertical forests in Milan - you can read the entire article...

Houses of the future might be built with bacteria - at least partially. It may sound like science fiction, but...

Photograph by Gyorgy Csoka. Acting tougher than you really are is not uncommon in the natural world - but this...

Urban noise can be quite a nuisance, but it can also provide a lot of valuable information about the city's...

Whether you enjoy a strong malty taste, or a fruity savor, or even just a subtle aroma in your beer...

The UK has officially opened its first space weather forecasting program this week. Space weather is a term referring to...

After years of planning and engineering schemes, the construction of the $1.4 billion telescope in Hawaii has finally begun. The...

The single most threatening species to U.K.'s biodiversity is a species of mussels - the quagga mussel. Coming from the...

A cloud of methane gas about the size of Delaware was detected over the Four Corners area of the American southwest...

An early medieval cross, part of a hoard of Viking treasure which has been unearthed by metal-detecting enthusiast Derek McLennan...

Researchers from Denmark have synthesized crystalline materials that can bind and store oxygen in high concentrations, releasing them when needed. A...

Credit: Li/Wellman Center for Photomedicine. An interdisciplinary  team of researchers has created a paint-on, see-through, “smart” bandage that glows to...

Scientists have discovered an almost rectangular feature consisting of ancient magma. The features are similar to rifts here on Earth, a...

*Photo : © Janelle Weaver for National Geographic News This is the largest spider fossil ever found: Mongolarachne jurassica. Mongolarachne is an...

The UK's first floating solar farm has been unveiled in Berkshire; the array features 800 photovoltaic panels and has a capacity...

A field researcher from America has transplanted fecal microbiome from a Tanzanian tribesman to his own gut. Why? Well... to see what...

All German Universities will be free of charge as of this year. The last German area to remove fees, Lower...

Image credits: Giordano Garosio There's nothing quite like lounging in a hammock, relaxing in the outdoors and feeling the breeze...

The Milky Way is breathtaking no matter how you look at it, but in this picture, it looks absolutely stunning....

Locality: Clara Mine, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany*Photo : © Edgar Müller What we're looking at here is a picture of...

Australia went through two almost unbearable consecutive summers. Of course, Australia is a naturally hot country, but the temperatures were...

Global wildlife populations have decreased by more than half, concludes a new report released by the WWF. The extent of...

President Obama has signed a proclamation which will make the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument the largest marine reserve in the...

Swiss photographer Robert Bösch teamed up with hundreds of mountain climbers braving difficult conditions to get the perfect shot.

The Aral sea, as it was in 1989 (left), and how it is now (2014). Image credits: NASA. The Aral...

photo credit: Cicada / Juan Emilio Cucumides Carreño Evolution is virtually ubiquitous throughout the entire world - organisms evolve into...

Most organisms, including humans, have parasitic DNA fragments called 'jumping genes' that insert themselves into DNA molecules, disrupting genetic instructions in...

Early developmental stages of Megasphaera. Xiao et al. Some bizarre spherical fossils found in China may be remnants of some of...

Image: Spaceport Berlin We've written a lot about Richard Branson's company, Virgin Galactic. After working on the first commercial spaceport and helping...

Cloud Citizen is an amazing concept for the development of a business center in Shenzen. China has drawn most of its modern...

Tiny eight legged creatures crawl on all our faces, a new study shows. In other words, if you're an adult...

Science confirms what many already believed: taking walks in nature lowers your stress and depression rates. You've probably heard it...

Americans trust the competency of scientists, but they don't trust scientists themselves. In particular, the general population is weary of...

(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Some 400,000 people participated in the New York Climate March - which has become the largest climate...

Winegard et al, 2014. When it feels threatened, the hagfish produces a slime which is only 12 nanometers wide, but 15 centimeters long...

Factories in China. Image via Wiki Commons. Despite significant steps towards a more sustainable future, China is still the world's...