UPDATE:  The Hayabusa 2 probe was successfully launched late Tuesday night from the Tanegashima Space Cente While just two weeks ago...

Yoga, coffee and even chocolate can do wonders for your mood - it's already a known fact. But what if...

As a teen, I was fascinated by Sci-Fi novels - I loved reading about the future and humanity - Isaac...

Nature, one of the biggest academic journal groups has announced that they will make all their articles free to view. While...

Music is almost ubiquitous in our lives - we hear it in commercials, in the car, on the radio, at...

Geologists are close to cracking the mystery of one of the biggest earthquakes in American modern history - the 1872 North...

For a 60 Minutes report that aired earlier this month, filmmaker Danny Cooke spent a week exploring abandoned cities Chernobyl...

Dr Nick Longrich from Bath University was studying bones from two horned dinosaurs from the ceratopsian family (related to Triceratops), when...

Look at this incredibly big rock. Take a moment, ponder its dimensions, and its weight. Oh, but if you're looking...

For the first time, researchers in Germany have been able to create spinal cords in a Petri dish. To be...

Lake Powell is at historic lows, and while for kayakers it may be a great opportunity to explore channels, it raises...

Scientists have found that cocoa flavanols, substances found in chocolate, and to a lesser extent in blueberries, red wine, parsley and...

As we were telling you already in several articles, the Rosetta probe is in orbit of a comet - the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko...

Interpol is launching the first-ever Most Wanted-style list for environmental criminals. This is a milestone achievement because it shows just...

Triclosan is a common antimicrobial and antifungal agent found in consumer products, including soaps, detergents, toys and, surgical cleaning treatments. The...

Scientists have finally climbed to the bottom of one of Siberia’s mysterious holes, and they have come up with some...

Hydraulic fracking is one of the hottest topics right now - and while proposers and defenders of the method argue...

OK, so we've been keeping you up to date with what's been happening with the Rosetta mission, but we had...

In case you're not aware, the European Space Agency is just now trying to send Rosetta's lander, Philae, towards the comet...

The Rosetta probe found a comet which "sings". Image via ABC. As I am writing this, the Rosetta mission's lander,...

Rich countries are effectively giving oil, gas and coal companies $88 bn a year to explore new reserves, despite clear...

Deep in the Kamceatka peninsula, there lies an eerie, unique valley - Kutkhiny Baty - The Weird Valley. This is how...

If you're a music connoisseur, then the vinyl probably has few secrets for you. But even if you've spent countless...

Launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Rosetta probe is nearing a crucial part in its mission - it...

Scientists have found a way to prevent cancerous tumors in the prostate from spreading, effectively switching off the disease. Researchers...

You just have to applaud the researcher that study mushrooms growing on horse dung to see what medicinal properties they...

Geologists analyzing 47 million year old remains of a mare believe they have figured out not only what brought the...

Something as small as seeing pictures of others being loved and cared for silences our brain's response to threat, a...

At a rather strange location for a medical announcement, the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Dr. Florence Comite faced some of...

It may be gloomy, windy and rainy, but the Scottish weather may have its upsides too. in October, Scotland generated...

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the developed world, with more than 29 million infected Americans; 1...

For the first time in its mission to study Mars and the potential for life on it, the Curiosity Rover...

In “The Social Machine”, Judith Donath addresses how we view our conversations (both in real life and online), how our...

Scientists have long known that climate change has a major negative impact on global agriculture, potentially even threatening global food security....

Despite the rapid adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops, there is still much controversy about this technology. Uncertainty about GM crop...

The way Brooke manages to blend in all this information and make it so damn easy to read is delightful.

French scientists described the mechanism through which two HIV-infected individuals have become "spontaneously cured" of the virus, explaining that this...

Image via Gizmodo / Cloud Collective. Cloud Collective, a French and Dutch design company has come up with an elegant...

Photo / Getty Images Green MP Steffan Browning was slammed by the public opinion and has subsequently been stripped of...

Intricate polygons on Mars could be a clear indication of a wet past for the Red Planet. Most crater floor...

We keep hearing more about developments made in the photovoltaic field, but we have to keep in mind that this...

Take a look at this magnificent fanged deer - this is not some Hollywood production or imaginary creature, this is...

Denmark's climate minister says that the country should ban coal use by 2025 to make the Nordic nation a leader in fighting...

Europe has an estimated 421 million fewer birds than it did 30 years ago, a startling study has found. The...

A newly published study has revealed that dark matter is being swallowed up by dark energy, offering valuable data not only...

Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati graduated this year from Caltech. She majored in mechanical engineering but minored in geology and her main area of interest...

The Washington University received some unusual patients to scan: three Egyptian mummies. Curators and radiologists examine the mummy of Pet-Menekh...

3-D printing has taken the world by storm, and even though we've already discovered a myriad of potential applications, we're...

Zookeepers in Japan have learned that no matter how hard you try and no matter what some Arnold Schwarzenegger movies...

Germany has taken a pioneering role in terms of renewable energy, in Europa and even worldwide. Many countries are now...