Przewalski's horses are the only breed which was never domesticated. They were once common across Russia's and Mongolia's steppes, but...

In the year 79, the Vesuvius volcano erupted, wiping out the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing at...

Ammonite fossils are among the most common in the world, with their characteristic shape and chambered shell. But did you...

Data is key to our modern society, and data transfer has become pivotal for many industries, as well as for...

We don't think about it that much, but the butthole is one of the biggest innovations in 500 million years...

What was once discarded as a myth or an urban legend may actually be true - geophysical studies seem to...

When Obama became president, one of his promises was to close the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility. Now, as he's nearing the...

Less than a decade from now, every one in four people on Earth might be suffering from extreme water scarcity,...

As anyone who's moved from the countryside to the city can testify, the transition isn't easy.

A new gravity map of Mars is offering researchers the possibility to study the geology of Mars.

Researchers at the University of Georgia may be zooming in on a treatment for prostate cancer. Their new therapy shows...

We judge our planet's biological past by using geological evidence - fossils. Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of...

Scientists have developed a graphene patch that can monitor sugar levels in diabetic patients as well as deliver metformin -...

About 55.8 million years, the rate of carbon emissions grew abruptly, leading to a period of massive warming. But today's...

Los Alamos is always blowing stuff up. The Lab burst into the public consciousness 70 years ago with the biggest...

If you're like me, then you still use the old Kindle model because hey - if it ain't broken, don't...

It takes some hardcore survival skills to make it to the frozen wastelands of Alaska - and this butterfly has...

UK has announced the introduction of a tax on sugary drinks, based on the amount of sugar in the beverages....

The relationship between ancient humans and Neanderthals was proven to be much more intricate than previously believed.

Ceres is the largest body in the asteroid belt - too big to really be an asteroid, but too small...

With the Zika virus running rampant through South America, outbreaks could pop up in several US cities. A study from...

Recovering memories lost after Alzheimer's can be as simple as flipping a switch - at least for mice. According to a...

Whenever I see a glint in the grass, it's either a penny or nothing at all. But when Israeli hiker...

People love Roald Dahl's creations (such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda) for their creativity and sense of...

Researchers working in Spain have made a surprising finding: Neanderthals emerged much earlier than previously believed, perhaps as far as...

If we want to ensure food security for humanity in the future, then curbing out food waste is essential. Tesco...

It's easy to understand why climate change deniers want to cut NASA's climate research funding - because it keeps proving...

Most of us know Alan Alda for his iconic portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce, the sharp-tongued but kind-hearted field doctor from...

It's been a tough run for Go champion Lee Se-dol who lost game after game in what could very well...

Music etched in clay tablets more than 3,400 years ago in Syria marks oldest song thus far.

It costs $20,000 to shoo a leopard, and foreign hunters flock to South Africa every year to kill leopards for...

New concerns are being voiced in Japan after it was discovered that a significant geological fault line passes right under...

If you've always wanted a tattoo but never quite got around to it, now you have the perfect excuse: a...

At a homeless shelter in Atlanta residents can grow their own vegetables. The shelter has a large rooftop garden that...

The Dallas Zoo has taken an active role in the protection of Texas Horned Lizards, also known as horny toads. Now,...

Google engineers may have their eyes set on Starcraft - a strategy computer game.

Google's algorithm AlphaGo stunned the world by defeating Go legend Lee Se-dol yesterday, and today, it just won the second...

How did South America slot next to Africa? Where was my country a billion years ago?

We can't call it a major discovery. Not yet.

If we want to have a permanent or long-term mission to Mars, then growing crops locally would be very useful.

Hydras are tiny freshwater animals which trap their prey with a set of tentacles.

A series of experiments surprisingly found that sudden insight may yield more correct solutions than gradual, methodical thinking.

New research shows that the first vertebrates had a surprisingly easy time adapting from fins to legs.

It's absolutely baffling that we've reached a level where we can not only study the geology of the Earth, but...

Ken Buesseler studies marine radioactivity. He uses radioactive elements such as thorium that are naturally occurring in the ocean as a...

A study conducted by Australian researchers found that scientific journals discourage the study of ‘ugly’ rodents and bats.

A team of Harvard researchers have literally added a new dimension to 3D printing - time.

India's massive investment into solar energy is already starting to pay off - much earlier than anticipated.

The bad intentions that precede doing harm to someone are visible in the brain, researchers claim.

It was a bittersweet moment for SpaceX, as the space flight company successfully launched a communications satellite to a distant...