Biologists working in Brazil have discovered nine new species of orange, purple and pink tarantulas lurking around in the trees....

Hurricane Sandy continues to ravage North America, going strong at 150 km/h winds, and is expected make landfall near the...

SpaceX has gone where no private company has gone before - and safely returned. They are now officially the only...

What's halfway between 1 and 9? If you're like most people, you'd answer 5 or 4.5 - which is fine....

The general consensus was that a star called Fomalhaut doesn't host any planet. But astronomers, the thorough people they are,...

Three new members have now embarked on the International Space Station, after docking the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft to the Poisk...

The Cassini spacecraft recorded the aftermath of the largest, hottest gas vortex ever recorded in our solar system, making astrophysicists...

Scientists in Canada have made a remarkable discovery: they have unearthed the first fossils of a feathered dinosaur ever found...

The long held belief that women are better multitaskers than men seems to finally be debunked, according to a new...

Most people perceive China as a greatly polluted, overcrowded country, with little to no interest in renewable energy and a...

I'm not necessarily a big fan of Ikea, but you have to admire this kind of initiative. The Swedish corporation...

The hole in the ozone layer is the second smallest in twenty years, data from NASA and NOAA shows, but...

The European Southern Observatory has captured and analyzed an image of the center of our galaxy which, if printed at...

Some people never forget a face, some people do it all the time; and then there's the people who actually...

In 1989, Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann made a sensational claim that would have forever changed the world we live...

Humanity has long dreamed of a mission to Mars, but the boots which would take the first steps on the...

Strangely enough, it was computer simulation that provided the mathematical support for the grandmother hypothesis - a famous yet controversial...

Nope, this is not the Mars chocolate I'm talking about - NASA's Curiosity rover is digging in at Rocknest -...

Sunita Williams is an Indian-American astronaut who currently holds the record for longest space flight time among female space travelers...

It may not be the best footwork in the world, because much like your uncle after a few beers, Charli...

US researchers were shocked to discover a beluga whale that spontaneously emits sounds very similar to those we humans produce....

Astronomes have snapped a picture of a peculiar jet of material blasting from the supermassive black hole at the center...

Surprisingly many people have question the benefits of building and supporting an international space stations, especially considering the costs, which...

In 2011, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Spanish city of Lorca, resulting in the loss of 9 lives and the injury...

Saudi Arabia is by far the most oil-blessed country in the world - only Russia coming even close to it,...

As the global oil supply is starting to grow thin, the Arctic area seems to be more and more interesting...

A first analysis of the ice that froze onto the drillbit used to drill in the pristine Vostok lake shows...

We are living in a period with a significant trend of global warming - not natural at all, despite what...

Green tea has some absolutely remarkable properties: it has a swarm of antioxidants, it is good for preventing a huge...

A breath of fresh air for the brain's "glue" cells: astrocytes  play a big role in breathing. Star-shaped cells called...

The ‘Otton frog’ was just discovered in the Amami islands of Southern Japan, but unlike other frogs, which rely on...

  The Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens on October 19 - with images ranging from pole...

It's dinner time, and you know what there's on the menu? Rocks! Martian rocks, to be more precise. After what...

When you think about clarity - probably the last thing that comes to mind is mud, but that's exactly what...

Every kid likes sweets, and many adults do too. But sugar is responsible for the poor dental health of a...

Remember when, back in May, we told you about a case with a dinosaur skeleton transferred from Mongolia to the...

Researchers flock to more developed, wealthier countries, with advanced research systems. The big picture of global migration shows this rather...

(Photo : Dr. Dave Penney/The University of Manchester) A springtail can be seen resting on this adult mayfly's back. We...

While the world is absorbed in the raging solar storm between America and China, with Europe deciding whether or not...

A recent study concluded a daily vitamin dose taken for years dramatically cuts the risk of cancer; the study was...

Dark matter is a type of matter which astrophysicists believe covers the greater part of the Universe's mass. However, dark...

The search for other planets gets more and more exciting and fruitful, and now, researchers have found an exoplanet which...

A group of researchers from the United States found out that the Moon is covered with a soil containing typical...

According to their own statements, the US Naval Research Laboratory is working to extract the carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen gas...

After some small problems and a delay of a couple of days, Felix Baumgartner did it! He jumped from the...

Xenon is a noble gas, the second heaviest of the chemically inert noble gases. The only problem with is that......

While researchers have known for quite a while that dolphins and some birds are able to learn and change tunes,...

Researchers have just given us a way to point an accusatory finger at our polluting neighbors, by calculating the emissions...

Following what seemed to be a serious problem with one of the engines from the Falcon 9 rocket, the unmanned...

Astrobotic Technology Inc., a spin-off company of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) announced a full-sized prototype called the Polaris lunar rover...