Germany gets record 31% of its energy from renewables in first half of 2014
Even though coal is still Germany's number one energy source, renewable energy is developing incredibly fast, with wind and solar...
Dr. Andrei Mihai is a geophysicist and founder of ZME Science. He has a Ph.D. in geophysics and archaeology and has completed courses from prestigious universities (with programs ranging from climate and astronomy to chemistry and geology). He is passionate about making research more accessible to everyone and communicating news and features to a broad audience.
Even though coal is still Germany's number one energy source, renewable energy is developing incredibly fast, with wind and solar...
If you're working in a biology lab, you may want to consider firing some of your assistants and hiring some...
A recent study conducted by Norwegian researchers found that 8.3 per cent of the Norwegian work force is addicted to...
An accurate depiction of what Shark Week is all about these days. I've given up on watching TV years ago...
This musician played the violin while he was having a brain surgery. But why? This is by no means an...
If you look at most televisions, you'll find that climate change deniers get half the air time - or even...
Solar energy could play the most important role in Californian energy. Image via The Leaf Exchange. A new study conducted...
Just like squirrels set aside some nuts for winter, so do arctic foxes - they hoard bird eggs and bury...
President Obama said he will only allow the controversial Keystone XL pipeline's construction if it doesn't significantly increase carbon dioxide...
Scientists have finished analyzing water samples taken from 12 oceanographic cruises from the past 8 years. Among other startling discoveries,...
When you think about fish oil, you probably wouldn't think of the English countryside - but that's exactly where scientists...
A study conducted by researchers from Leicester University shows how an entire generation of children in Gaza is traumatized by...
Scientists have found a way to transform cigarette buds into a material which stores energy cheap and efficiently. The material...
The "mysterious" craters in Siberia have actually been caused by methane seeping from the melting permafrost. No rockets, no meteorites,...
“The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future” By Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway Columbia University Press, 104pp...
Designs for a device called a "microwave thruster" were proposed in 2006. While the device was physically sound and followed...
I remember when once upon a time, wi-fi could barely reach from one room to the other. It wasn't even...
If fully developed, driverless cars are faster, cheaper, safer and more eco-friendly than human drivers. The only problem is, if...
The new study concludes that an aspirin a day for middle-aged people could save 130,000 lives over 20 years in Britain...
Gaia is an unmanned space observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA) which aims to catalog approximately 1 billion astronomical...
Austrlian researchers have successfully developed transparent, ultra-thin, foldable solar cells.
The Cariboo Regional District has released troubling video of what can already be called a full-scale environmental disaster following the...
Beijing and the surrounding area will ban coal by the end of 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said on...
Mind blowing timelapse video of a Rose of Jericho blooming back to life after being exposed to moisture for just...
Researchers have found a cheap and quick way of producing peptides in a laboratory. Producing one of the body's natural...
Scientists have "reprogrammed" skin cells to act as neurons and then successfully implanted them into the brain of mice. After...
While looking for some Nautiloid representations, I came across a graphical rendering contest from earlier this year, organized by the...
Geologists working in New Zealand have shown, through isotopic analysis, that rainwater can infiltrate down to 6-8 km, in the...
Scientists have figured out why a small percentage of people require less than six hours of sleep, whereas the vast...
Colorado is averaging 2 oil spills per day, but oil companies aren't obliged to inform residents - even if the...
Big oil companies invest big chunks of their profits (which are bigger than many countries') into climate change denial. As...
The UN released the Human Development Index for 2014, and it's bad news for the United States - which come...
Ice melting means waves have more room to develop and grow, and scientists aren't really sure what the consequences will...
For the first time, geophysicist in New Zealand will place seismic sensors deep into a geological fault to record the...
Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1000 children who received the vaccine, 800 malaria cases can be...
Babies can learn what to fear from the first days of life simply by smelling their distressed mothers, a new...
The geysers on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus have been counted and mapped, strengthening theories that Enceladus is one...
British researchers from the University of Bradford have developed what can potentially become a universal blood test for cancer. The...
A couple of weeks ago we were telling you about a study which showed that not only do fish feel...
Look at this image - what's the first word you see? According to some (unscientific) sources, 9 out of 10...
For 50 years, Raju the elephant was abused. He was shackled, held in spiked chains, his spirit and his body...
We're always in contact with microbes, but we're not always happy about it. However, I have a feeling that these...
This is a reconstruction of the world's largest-ever flying bird, Pelagornis sandersi, identified by Daniel Ksepka, Curator of Science at...
This year, Oklahoma already had over 230 earthquakes with a magnitude of over 3. In 2008, the average number was...
The piglet squid measures only a few centimeters across, and it's one of the cutest animals out there! It can...
Humans tend to "see" patterns in winning and losing streaks in situations which are actually random. A new study has...
Penguins are amazing creatures, living in some of the harshest conditions in the world. They have an extremely sociable behavior...
If you look at this drawing, it seems like a normal (maybe a bit old school) depiction of a shipwreck....
The blanket octopus is truly a remarkable creature. It exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism - while the males are only a...
Ilha da Queimada Grande. Or as most people call it, Snake Island. Snake Island - or as it's known by...