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...

Photo by Topazwoolenwick No, what you see here isn't a gateway to hell or an alien invasion. What you see...

Climate change has many unexpected consequences - as a research has shown yet again. This time, a team of Montana...

People from the Americas may have been making their way to the Easter Island way before Dutch commander Jakob Roggeveen arrived...

It may be a highly complex prayer, written on clay.

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...