The magnetic field of asteroids lasted for a surprisingly long time, a new research has found. According to it, it...

Changing bad habits into good ones can be quite a challenge, but having a partner that does the same goes...

There are millions of dollars in gold and other metals in the sewage sludge in major cities. A new study...

Recently, a video published on Vine by Logan Gendizzle went viral. The video claims to show what the guitar strings...

I recently came across this really great infographic with the space events of 2015. This list is of course not...

Using a new X-Ray technique, archaeologists may be able to read the words from the charred, rolled up scrolls that...

After a continuous decline in numbers, tigers are finally getting some good news. Indian authorities have announced that the number...

Even crippled, NASA's Kepler telescope makes awesome findings: using data acquired previously, the telescope discovered three planets just a little bigger...

What do you do if you need to catch your own food... but you're just not fast enough? That's the...

NASA's Dawn spacecraft is getting closer to Ceres - the largest object from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter....

We like big butts and I know why: because it helps babies develop their brains properly. Researchers have found that...

Inspired from mud daubers (a species of wasp), designer Massimo Moretti managed to develop a new 3D printing technology for...

In 2014, Germany installed 543 offshore wind turbines, reaching a capacity of 2.35 gigawatts (GW), getting closer to their plans...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to enlarge and map brain samples. This inexpensive...

Scientists have observed a massive burst of radio waves, helping them narrow down the potential sources of these huge bursts...

To scale, the Earth's crust is thinner than an apple's skin.

German researchers have designed shoe devices which harvest power as you walk. The technology could be used to power wearable...

Curiosity is preparing for its second drill on Mars - its eyeing a rock which may have a salty story...

A recent study has shown that no matter the culture, circumcised boys have a significantly larger chance of developing autism...

Astronomers hunting for habitable Earth-like planets now believe that the best place to look is not around stars like our...

In 2009, photographer Jimmy Nelson set out on a journey to document the ‘world’s last indigenous cultures’. He took a...

3D printing is just as cool as it is useful - as designed John Edmark. These spinning sculptures only become animated...

Forget potato clocks - this is the real deal. Plant-e, a start-up company in the Netherlands created promising new technology...

For decades, astronomers have believed that meteorites are the building blocks of our solar system - the lego blocks for...

Most kids believe that human and animal characteristics are innate - that is, looks, personality and language are intrinsic, inherited,...

Three public parks will cover an Autobahn (highway) that passes through the city of Hamburg, in Germany. The 8,000-mile road network...

China's has reached a new milestone in its space program - its latest spacecraft service module has entered orbit around the...

Having a smart strategy doesn't require a brain, a new study has shown. Researchers found an insect-eating plant from Borneo...

The people in charge of funding for NASA and environmental research, Republican senators Ted Cruz and James Inhofe, have a...

America's young scientists are constantly losing the battle to receive more funding. They're losing research dollars, leaving research altogether and...

While this study may seem hilariously obvious at first, it was actually necessary. When Mormon religion meets homosexuality, the results...

Children nutrition in schools in the US has a big problem - not only are the kids not eating enough...

Volcanoes are some of the hottest features on the face of the Earth - here we detail the types of...

These maps will help you put the present state of affairs in the world into perspective.

Researchers have found that just by analyzing your Facebook Likes, a computer can judge your personality better than even your...

The "one size fits all" approach to diabetics treatment may cause significant problems for older patients also suffering from other...

Buttereflies are pretty awesome insects - the pupal transformation into a butterfly through metamorphosis is one of the most spectacular...

A new study may have finally found where Earth's water came from. There are currently two competing theories, with one...

Keeping insects at bay is more than eliminating a simple nuisance - in many some parts of the world, it's...

The three main types of geological rocks are described. They are...

The Arctic tundra is one of the harshest environments on the face of the planet... but you wouldn't tell that...

The administration of New York City mayor Bill De Blasio announced today that styrofoam will be banned in the city...

A female orangutan born in the wild has learned to use her tongue to whistle and produce vowel sounds just...

Shinichi Mochizuki of Kyoto University, Japan claims he has proven the ABC conjecture, one of the longest standing mysteries of...

After four decades without any published scientific information on LSD, a new study has reopened the door for the psychedelic...

The long sought resting place of Genghis Khan might be finally discovered, using space based technology. The grave of the...

It's a game changer - scientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics which can kill an array of germs...

The bright, rainbow-colored thermal pools of Yellowstone park may owe their spectacular color to tourist pollution, a new study suggests....

On 9 December 2014 an oil spill occurred at the Sela river of Sundarbans, Bangladesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site....

A few days ago we were telling you about a study which quantified the amount of plastic in the Earth's...