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An innovative project which addresses both environmental and health concerns has been revealed in Delhi, India. It's estimated that 2.5...

General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California. It...

Scientists have used one of the brightest light sources in the Universe that we know of to expose the biochemical...

New research from Queen Mary University of London shows goats quickly learn how to solve complicated puzzles and can remember...

What do you think the opposite sex wants in a partner? Stone-hard abs, broad shoulders? Skinny girls, nice makeup? If...

Last December, scientists showed that dolphins in Louisiana were suffering from abnormal lung diseases and low birthrates in the wake...

For most college students, caffeine fueled sessions are part of a routine. But what if there was a way to...

According to a study published Monday, the Western Corn Rootworm (actually a beetle larvae) has already developed a resistance to...

Palau's President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has declared the Pacific nation will become a marine sanctuary - where absolutely no commercial...

The ISS in 2007. If you've been living in a cave or just don't care about science at all, then...

It's common sense, right? If you eat foods rich in fatty acids, you're gonna have some heart problems. Not so...

Sea anemones are remarkable creatures. They are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals, but if you look at them, they look...

These photonic microcapsules have been prepared to produce blue, green, and red structural colors and imaged using bright-field (top) and...

What would you prefer: your favorite home-cooked meal, or a bag of deep fried chips? If you're sure you'd pick...

Photo: biography.com If you're like me and you really love reading Sci-Fi novels and stories, then you definitely know who...

It's tax season again, and hopefully, the Obama Administration will succeed in their plan of eliminating $4 billion in annual...

When males get more stressed, they tend to become more self centered, losing some of the ability to distinguish their...

We are detecting waves on a world 1,272,000,000 km away from Earth. An interesting world The signature of isolated ripples...

Inhaling cannabis (medical marijuana) provides symptomatic relief in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to observational trial data published in...

Amou Haji, 80, believes that “cleanliness brings him sickness.” For that reason, he hasn't bathed in the past 60 years,...

It's been over a hundred years since one of the most emblematic animal species in human history went extinct. Passenger...

Researchers have shown that after being frozen over 1,500 years in Antarctic ice, moss can come back to life and...

Human stem cells can remember what surface researchers have grown them on. This mechanical memory in fact influences the fate...

The Natural Gas production is booming throughout the world - especially in the U.S. This boom, while it remains profitable...

Researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa have for the first time succeeded in creating uniform antimony nanocrystals. These nanocrystals are...

As a kid, looking at the Predator movies gave me goosebumps; it wasn't the physical superiority of the Predator, but...

This fantastic animation was created by NATS (a provider of air traffic control services in the UK), showcasing all air...

Many people are worried that touching the poles or the stability handles or straps on buses and trains can expose...

Providing free water in schools could be key to helping people in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty according...

Is there a connection between intelligence and how likely you are to trust people? According to Oxford researchers, the answer...

Technology and feelings Technology has gotten pretty good at understanding how we feel, being basically able to read at least...

An international team of geologists captured a prehistoric portrait of parental care deep in the fossil record. The team led...

A study conducted by Oxford researchers has shown how sound affects the taste of our foods - high frequency sounds...

Scientists believe they will be able to extract high quality DNA from remains which have undergone a unique autopsy in...

With all the hard science we've publishing this week, I thought we could use a little fluff - here's a...

The first ever terrestrial discovery of ringwoodite seems to confirm the existence of massive amounts of water hundreds of kilometers...

Future lunar missions may be fueled by gas stations in space, according to a new plan developed by MIT engineers. A...

Using relatively simple perforated sheets of plastic and an extensive amount computation, Duke University researchers have created the world's first...

A researchers from the University of Southampton has developed a a wireless network of sensors that is set to revolutionize...

San Francisco continues to be one of the most environmentally interested cities in the US, with the Board of Supervisors...

Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a much deeper understanding of the concepts and...

When you think about dangerous viruses, gonorrhea doesn't usually come to mind - but that may well be about to...

Some 20.000 years ago, mammoths and other giant fauna roamed the Earth. So too did this giant virus - the...

There's been a lot of talk about obesity and what it really is, especially after the American Medical Association recently...

When you think about pollution, usually dirty chemical substances pop to mind; maybe some petroleum, or waste water - light...

We've been receiving many messages from you guys, asking why exactly does it take so long to develop a new...

New analyses of NASA airborne radar data collected in 2012 reveal the radar detected indications of a huge sinkhole before...

In a new study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey, researchers showed that the human-induced magnitude 5.0 earthquake...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the coast of Northern California struck Sunday night, on the 9th of March. It was...