The Phoenician alphabet is the oldest is the oldest verified consonantal alphabet; consonants are sounds articulated with complete or partial closure...

Three new mosaics have been uncovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, which is actually located in today's Turkey. The...

The Helix Nebula in infrared. Image credits: NASA/Spitzer. The Helix Nebula used to be a star much like our Sun,...

This experimental timelapse from Nicolas Bauer shows how London's sky would look like in the event of a total black-out....

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has set sail to Ceres - one of the most intriguing objects in our solar system. Ceres...

Australian solar researchers have converted over 40 percent of solar light's energy into electricity, the highest efficiency ever reported by...

Malaria is one of the most common and dangerous diseases in the world, with the World Health Organization estimating over...

It's one of England's better kept secrets - Old Sarum is a hidden gem among gems, one of the most...

Just one week of camping in the wild (or in any area without man-made light) can reset your body clock...

We already wrote about driverless cars hitting the streets several times (California, University of Michigan) but until now, the talk...

The Electric Eel, a scaleless fish from the Amazon possesses an electroshock system very similar to a Taser. Not only can...

Every language has its own, special idioms. There are thousands of idioms and they occur frequently in all languages. There are...

High speed photography is no longer a new thing... but then again, it depends what you mean by high speed...

Archaeologists have identified the oldest engraving known to mankind - a 500,000 shell scratched by a human ancestor. Detail of...

The elevator was invented over 150 years ago, and now, we're entering a new era in vertical transportation: the first...

Butcher shops are very traditional - they've been around for ages, and they're probably the best place to get quality,...

The world is running out of chocolate, and if we don't take some significant action soon, we'll be dealing with...

Among the more common arguments against wind turbines you usually have noise and ugliness. Personally, I really don't find wind...

It just seems like Ukraine can't catch a break - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had...

Evidence of ancient bony fish suggests that they copulated even though many of their descendants stopped doing so. Paleontologists believe this...

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, California have published what is probably the first ever...

Christmas came early for physicists as the CERN facility in Switzerland report the discovery of two new baryonic particles from...

The Mediterranean diet has long been known to provide a myriad of health benefits, reducing the risk of heart disease and...

Ants often get a lot of bad rep for being "pests" in the city, but a new study has shown...

You often hear people complaining that kids don't play outside anymore - instead just hanging in the house all day...

In case you didn't know, developers from New York are working on creating the world's first underground park using innovative solar...

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...