Quantum computing is one of the future's transitional technologies destined to transform human society, along with advanced materials like graphene...

While surveying the island of Sulawesi right in the center of Indonesia, a group of researchers came across a previously...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the state of cactus populations around the world and found almost a...

Watches might keep time in an absolute manner, but people don't. Each person perceives time differently depending on mood, and...

A novel mathematical model can weigh the mass of a pulsar - a rapidly rotating magnetized neutran star - using...

In the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion in 1987, hundreds of thousand had to move immediately without...

Chilly peppers: hate them or love 'em. Few could have imagined the impact of Columbus' discovery of a spice in...

Despite decades worth of research, unbelievable computing power and sophisticated algorithms, one of today's best artificial intelligence can't score better...

They say beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, but science had yet to have its final word. While...

An asteroid impact wiped out the dominant life forms on the planet, both on land and in the oceans, some...

For every extra 10 cm in height from the median, the chance of getting cancer increases by 11% for men...

A group of NGOs has filled a lawsuit in federal court against a ridiculously controversial law which makes it illegal...

The third largest emitter of carbon emissions, India, pledged it would reduce its emissions relative to its GDP between 33...

While everyone from Google, to Tesla, to BMW is engineering driverless cars, gearing up for an impeding auto revolution, a...

The Scandinavian nation has set its mind on ridding itself of fossils fuels. To this end, the government announced it...

In what can only be classed as a breakthrough in medicine, a team at Washington University in St. Louis found...

Enticed by warming waters, king crabs might soon make a run for Antarctica's continental shelf where they haven't been seen...

When there's rain, let alone a storm, city streets form puddles and in some extreme cases get flooded. That's because...

The word on every tech executive's mouth today is data. Curse or blessing, there's so much data lying around -...

In front of hundreds of guests, Tesla's CEO, the ever resourceful Elon Musk, unveiled the company's new model: the Model...

Despite manufacturers have tirelessly designed new types of razor blades for a cleaner shave, the process has stayed virtually unchanged...

"Hey, what did you find" "We found a bio-florescent turtle!", a researcher triumphantly declared. David Gruber, a biologist at City...

Even though wages today are higher than they were in the '70s, after you account for inflation these are only...

Endemic to Andes Mountains of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, the Andean Cat is one elusive feline. It's only been...

During an extraordinary conference hosted by NASA, a team of researchers report that flowing briny water is flowing out of...

After they analyzed more than 2,000 traditional Indian recipes down to the molecular levels, scientists now think they know what...

Another boost for India's low-cost, but extremely promising, space program took place this morning after the country launched its first...

A 30KW high-power laser was demonstrated by Lockheed Martin after it was used to disable a vehicle more than a...

Deep in the Arctic, nestled inside an icy island lies one of humanity's backup plan: the Svalbard Global Seed Vault....

A couple of quadrotors wove a bridge out of polyethylene fiber rope in an intricate dance. Some 120 meters of...

I love disruptive technologies, and 3D printing is undoubtedly one of the leading such movements in the 21st century. This...

The Great Barrier Reef, which stretches 2,000km (1,200 miles) along the coast, is the world’s largest living ecosystem. Yet it's...

A while ago I wrote about how the fossil fuel divestment movement is gathering a huge momentum, as more and...

No kidding, Stanford researchers actually showed it's possible to cool solar panels by applying a special coating that reflects some...

Some researchers have made an interesting connection: if you measure the complexity of life or how big the genome is...

Computer chips today have billions of tiny transistors just a few nanometers wide (a hair is 100nm thick), all crammed...

The biggest pariah of the century, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, had a "geek to geek" hour long talk with Neil...

Veteran astronaut Scott Kelly launched in March, 2015 aboard a Soyuz rocket for a record breaking one-year stay at the...

A team working at the Francis Crick Institute in London applied to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for a...

Syrian refugees are making headlines all over the world, but while their story is worth covering, there are millions other...

A dubious pharmaceutical startup recently bought the rights to a drug that treats a parasitic infection, then raised the price...

Such materials combine the best properties of glass and metals into one amazing product.

This Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were engaged in a two...

This may be the most annoying video game in history.

The most detail study of its kind found air pollution is responsible 3.3 million premature deaths. Based on current trends...

Every year, the Ig Nobel Prize is awarded to ten lucky winners. To qualify, you need to publish research in...

While the name might fool you at first glace, black holes are anything but empty.

By 'tickling' select membrane channels you can effectively control neurons, by activating or deactivating cells. You can do this using...

A team of Dutch and Belgian researchers demonstrated an electric circuit coupled with a magnetic insulator. The circuit uses so-called...

Corn farmers around the world owe bats at least $1 billion, seeing how they ward off pests like insects. The...