Coffee not essential for life, Switzerland decides
Say what now?
Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic
Truly, no place on Earth has escaped pollution.
Russian researchers extract liquid blood from frozen 42,000-year-old foal — plan to clone it
You want Jurassic Park? Because this is how you get Jurassic Park.
The world’s first AI-written textbook showcases what machine learning can do — and what it can’t
The technology could have a surprising use.
Dogs really help people stay fit, new study shows
As if dogs weren't precious enough, they also help with our fitness -- new research shows that dog owners are...
Japanese university professor taught students how to produce MDMA, risks up to 10 years in prison
Japanese Breaking Bad? Not really -- this time it's about science, not profit.
Air pollution from corn kills thousands of people each year
Researchers are trying to map the pollution impact of all the foods we eat.
Scientists create artificial material capable of metabolism, self-assembly, movement, and organization — key traits of life
If it was capable of multiplying, it would essentially be life.
Cherokee cave inscriptions tell tales of ritual ball game
Researchers have translated the famous Cherokee inscriptions from Manitou Cave — but it’s not the story they were expecting to...
NASA female astronaut set to break record
Congrats, and good luck!
Two of the world’s oldest universities team up to digitize treasured medieval manuscripts
Some works will come straight from the Vatican.
Archaeologists find first prehistoric figurative cave art in the Balkans
It's the first find of its kind in the area.
It’s official: there’s more plastic in the oceans than ever before
Researchers are calling for change on all levels of society.
Sleep myths are unscientific and potentially dangerous
If there's one thing we should appreciate, it's sleep -- and myths proliferated on the internet aren't doing anyone any...
The best black hole photo memes the internet has to offer
Get sucked into the joyous celebration of the black hole image.
Researchers 3D print a miniature heart — using a patient’s own cells
Yes, scientists 3D-printed a heart.
The kill rate in Game of Thrones is actually quite realistic, a new study reveals
Don't blame George Martin or HBO for killing your favorite character -- blame reality!
How the snailfish survives more than 6 km beneath the surface
This could help us understand how creatures can survive in the crushing and frigid depths of the oceans.
Meteorite impacts are squeezing water from the moon
The moon has a hydrological cycle, but it looks nothing like the one on Earth.
Microplatics can also travel by wind, new study shows
Even pristine mountainous landscapes are now polluted with microplastics.
Britain’s earliest farmers were immigrants from Greece and Spain
The farmers did not interbreed with local foragers.
Deep methane lakes revealed on Titan
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, hosts liquid hydrocarbon lakes and seas on its surface. During the last close encounter with Titan,...
This is what the photographed black hole’s “neighborhood” looks like
You came into the right neighborhood.
The photographed black hole now has a name
It literally translates to "embellished dark source of unending creation."
Child suicide rates are surging in the US — and we’re not really sure why
The median age of children was 13.
Stunningly beautiful maps from Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs
Science, meet art!
Wolves can cooperate with humans as well as dogs, but in different ways
Wolves take more initiative, whereas dogs are more human-oriented.
Screen time has little impact on teen wellbeing — even right before bedtime
It's the study all teenagers have been dreaming to see.
Rare wolves are two unique species — and this fact might save them both
The new study might end up saving both species.
Over 13 tons of pangolin scales have been seized in a single bust in Singapore
We need to save the pangolins -- and this is the first step.
The US wealth gap hasn’t been this big since the “Roaring ’20s”
The "Roaring 20s" ended with the Great Depression. How will this decade end?
Poacher in South Africa gets trampled by elephant, eaten by lions
A search party could only retrieve his skull and a pair of pants.
“Beowulf” had a single author, computer study suggests
The literary style is consistent throughout the entire text, researchers say.
Famous Revolutionary War Hero might have been a “she” or a “they”
"He" may have been a "they."
Scientists find superhot “mirror” pools in unique deep Pacific environment
The environments are also teeming with life.
Cats know their names as well as dogs — they just don’t bother showing it
Even though it might not show it, cats are just as loving and caring as dogs. Probably.
Street hashish contains ‘dangerous’ amount of faecal matter
Crappy news for hashish smokers.
Japanese spacecraft shoots at an asteroid — to better understand it
Relax, we haven't started a war with the asteroids.
Carbon dioxide levels haven’t been this high in 3 million years
Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole.
Ancient amphibious whale with four legs and hooves dared to cross the Atlantic
This creature had a whale of a time.
Geologists find Earth’s largest delta plain in history — it’s as big as Alaska
It was ten times larger than the Amazon delta.
How AI is already influencing our shopping
It's already impacting our lives.
What the aviation industry is doing to reduce carbon emissions
Unfortunately, the answer is 'probably not enough'.
This viral image is making people realize they have astigmatism
Do you have it?
Transparent wood might become tomorrow’s new wonder material
Tomorrow's windows might be made from wood -- transparent, energy-storing wood.
These tiny frogs turn fluorescent to attract more mates
I know a few people who could use a similar system.
American apple trees are mysteriously dying and no one really knows why
Growers are preparing for a rough season.
Sea snakes can dive up to 250 meters deep — that’s 800 feet
Snakes have taken to the deep sea.
NASA’s new futuristic airplane wing could revolutionize flight
This is a whole new way of designing plane wings.