How fast is the universe expanding? We may need to recalculate
It's one of the fundamental universal features -- and we're still struggling to understand it.
Are dinosaur fossils minerals? The legal answer to that is surprisingly important
Every once in a while, a scientific matter will spill into the courtroom — this is the case with the...
This is what quantum entanglement looks like
The first images of spooky action at a distance.
By 2050, many cities will have hot weather like they’ve never seen
How hot will your area be in 2050?
Alan Turing to feature on new £50 note
A worthy recognition for one of the world's greatest scientists.
Over 1 million people join Facebook event to ‘storm area 51’ and ‘see them aliens’
No one: The internet: Let's storm Area 51!
Japan just landed a shuttle on an asteroid
It's a remarkable achievement.
Oldest known velociraptor relative was a chicken-sized feather-covered predator
It could teach us a thing or two about how flying emerged, too.
Oldest human skull out of Africa forces us to rethink migration timeline
Was this an isolated individual, or part of an earlier wave of human migration?
Plant-based meat is about to get cheaper than animal meat
Veggie burgers -- yay or nay?
Climate change denial might soon be abhorred as slavery, says David Attenborough
"I am sorry that there are people who are in power … notably, of course, the United States but also...
French scientists develop new class of promising antibiotics (so far, only in mice)
It's still early days, but the results are exciting.
France to stop reimbursing homeopathic treatments
The reason is pretty simple: there's no evidence that it works.
HPV vaccine will also be administered to boys in the UK, preventing thousands of cancers
It's an important step towards eliminating some types of cancer.
X-Rays and lensing tricks help researchers spot black hole spin
A black hole was spinning as fast as is theoretically possible.
Ancient life is waking up from melting ice and permafrost
The permafrost is like a graveyard. Some of that graveyard is waking up.
Tamu Massif is an intriguing new type of hybrid volcano
Tamu Massif is forcing geologists to re-think a classic volcano formation theory.
Grazing animals drove the domestication of grain crops
This might solve a long-standing puzzle about plant domestication.
Deforestation in Brazil continues to soar as current administration shows lack of interest
The all-too-familiar story about the rainforest versus economic development.
NASA wants the future of spaceflight to be commercial — including the ISS
Could this be the key to ensuring that the ISS lives long and prosper?
They live in the octillions, in scorching heat beneath the ground — and we’re just finding out about them
There's a stunning biodiversity underground -- and we're just now learning about it.
The biggest science meeting you’ve (probably) never heard about just kicked off in Germany
Here's why this matters.
Testosterone protects against inflammation
A new use found for testosterone.
Immigrants in the classroom bring better results for all schoolchildren
The new study slams the idea that immigrants in the classroom use up resources.
Ancient Celts had good taste in their drink, new study shows
The wine wasn't restricted to the higher echelons of Celtic society -- the craftsmen also enjoyed a glass from time...
Gender inequality emerged during the Neolithic, new study finds
The trend became much clearer after the Neolithic, but the signs were there.
Fishermen want to address the problem of marine litter — and should be involved in cleaning programs
Some encouraging news in a sea of trouble.
“Farm air” can protect children from asthma
Farm microbes could help reduce asthma risk.
Facebook posts can be used to predict anxiety, depression, and even diabetes
One day, our social media history might play an important role in the doctor's office.
Europe wants to go carbon neutral by 2050. These four countries opposed it
Some are more willing than others to transition.
Coming out: parents struggle for years to adapt after learning their child’s sexual orientation
A new study calls for better methods to support families with LGBT children.
Scientists transform Type A blood to universal donor blood using enzyme treatment
This could end up saving many lives.
Asian dust fertilizes the ocean with life-supporting nutrients
Life, uhm, finds a way.
Boaty McBoatFace’s first mission reveals new warming mechanism in the Antarctic waters
More like Sciency McScienceFace!
Table salt found on Jupiter’s satellite Europa, sparks debate about potential life
A crucial ingredient for life was found on Europa.
Some 600 years ago, a massive tsunami struck Sumatra — in the same place as the 2004 tsunami
Lightning may not strike two times in the same place -- but tsunami sure does.
Humans started cooking and eating starch 120,000 years ago
Mankind has been cooking starches for a long, long time.
Researchers zoom in on ‘lost’ Doggerland settlement, find submerged forest
We're getting closer to one of archaeology's Holy Grails.
Wax, water, and heat: how leaves survive in extremely hot environments
Ever wondered how plants manage to survive in ungodly high temperatures?
Using an electric toothbrush is actually better, new study finds
Which kind of toothbrush do you use?
How much would you pay to eliminate child slavery from your cocoa?
Three percent, ten percent, forty-seven percent -- what's a reasonable price?
Birds also prefer fancier neighborhoods — as long as there’s enough green space
The "luxury effect" also propagates across animals.
Bitcoin’s energy consumption is the same as a small country
Did you know that Bitcoin is a significant contributor to global warming?
Researchers develop recyclable films for food packaging
This is not only sustainable and recyclable but also cost-effective
Nitrate pollution in US tap water causes 12,500 cancers each year
Agricultural pollution causes a concerning number of cancers, a new study finds
This small change could cut halve your diet’s environmental impact
You don't even need to become a vegetarian.
A grape variety used to produce wine today can be traced back 900 years to an ancestral plant
Who doesn't love a glass of wine?
The oldest known meteorite in the UK struck about 1.2 billion years ago
It's one of the oldest meteorite impacts ever discovered.
New study maps what the world is drinking
What are you drinking right now?