Concentrated photovoltaic, now on your rooftop
The most efficient solar cells are those that convert incoming concentrated solar power via lenses, the sort you see on...
An animated glimpse of the Dark Side of the Moon
Because the moon is tidally-locked to Earth, we're used to seeing our cosmic neighbor like a stationary lonesome figure. Now,...
Chicks count numbers like humans: from left to right
An exciting research found baby chicks also use the mental number lines employed by humans to count numbers, representing them...
Stunning Neurons on Canvas Painted by a Neuroscientist
The human brain is often described as the most beautiful organism in the Universe. We say this because of the...
Universal flu vaccine: now closer than ever
Researchers have identified a new class of antibodies that are capable of neutralizing a wide range of influenza A viruses,...
One in five Americans are deeply religious and scientifically literate, but reject evolution
There's no secret that evolution directly contradicts religious views on creationism. What's surprising, however, is that many people who are...
A new type of chemical bond has been confirmed – the vibrational bond
Chemists have confirmed the existence of new bond - a vibrational chemical bond. First predicted to occur 30 years ago,...
Seattle is the first US city that requires citizens to separate food waste from trash
Seattle, an US city with one of the highest recycling rates in the country, is now effectively mandating its citizens...
The genetic lineage of Genghis Khan-like leaders throughout history
It's believed that 0.5% of all people alive today or millions of people are descendants of Genghis Khan - the...
Nut allergy cured in 80% of children participating in probiotic clinical trial
Australian scientists have cured nut allergy in 80% of the children taking part in a probiotic clinical trial. These children's...
A new island was just made in the Pacific Ocean by an underwater volcano
An underwater volcano that's been spewing ash and lava for the past month just created a new island off the...
Five ancient alien planets discovered in 11 billion-year-old solar system
The ever resourceful Kepler missions just reported its most interesting find to date: not one, but five planets smaller than...
Why the Japanese government is desperately trying to convince citizens to have sex
The land of the rising sun can be extremely confusing to foreigners, but one thing's for sure: you gotta hand...
Pollution lowers polar bear penile bone density, threatening their mating abilities
Global warming is all fun and games until somebody breaks a penis! For a long time, scientists have been aware...
Poor boys growing up in rich neighbourhoods are more antisocial
Researchers in the UK have found that male children from poor homes growing up in better-off areas are more likely...
Gel contracts like muscle and stores light energy
Researchers at the Université de Strasbourg made a polymer gel that is able to contract similar to how a muscle...
Early human ancestors used their hands much in the way as we do
After analyzing key hand bone fragments from fossil records, a team of anthropologists conclude that pre-homo human ancestral species, such...
New process ‘unboils’ egg. The process could save biotech billions
American and Australian researchers have figured out how to unboil an egg, devising a method that unfolds tangled proteins. The...
How seals use their whiskers to find food
Harbor seals and most likely all pinnipeds rely on their whiskers to track prey even in the murkiest waters. Now,...
California lost half its large trees since 1930, steep decline continues
California's large trees or those larger than two feet in diameter have declined in numbers to half that recorded in...
How fire burns in zero gravity
In space, of course, you can't have any fires because there isn't any oxidizer (i.e. oxygen) to sustain the combustion...
Speed of light slowed down by changing its shape
Nothing can travel faster than light in vacuum, per Einstein, but in the real world light travels at variable speed...
New subglacial lakes discovered in Greenland accelerating melting
Using satellite imagery, scientists have discovered two new subglacial lakes under Greenland's ice sheet bringing the total number to four....
Twitter is a marijuana friendly place
After analyzing almost every marijuana related tweet sent during a one-month period in early 2014, researchers have discovered there are...
New Bacterial language could help kill infections without antibiotics
Researchers in Germany report the discovery a previously unknown bacterial communication pathway, one that might be a potential target for...
A third of Americans think antibiotics cure the flu
A lot of Americans seem to be confused about what are antibiotics and what they're good for. According to a...
Why you get zapped when you hit your elbow – the hilarious funny bone
We've all hit our elbow a rough couple of times before, so you must remember what follows: a gripping tingling...
Nutritional labels today lead to decisions indistinguishable from chance – there’s something better, though
Every food product is mandated in most of the world to list its nutritional values - how much proteins, lipids,...
Vaccine skeptical parents tend to cluster and threaten communities
More than 21 million hospitalizations and 732,000 deaths among children born in the last 20 years have been spared by...
First new-born organ transplant in the UK saves two lives
In a first for the UK, doctors have transplanted the kidneys and liver cells of a newborn baby girl to...
Laser-etching pattern turns any metal into a super-hydrophobic surface
A new generation of water-repellent products could be just ahead after researchers at University of Rochester demonstrated an amazing laser technique...
Chimps ‘tell’ each other where the best fruit trees are found and how big these are
Chimps, our favorite primate cousins, communicate with each other through a complex gesture language, partially decoded by scientists. Depending on...
Pope Francis to release Climate Change Encyclical urging action against climate change
Pope Francis, well on his way on becoming the most popular and moderate pope in recent history, is preparing to...
In the fight against obesity, pizza is a prime enemy
Nutritionists have identified pizza as a major contributor to obesity among young children and adolescents, and caution parents to be...
Pipeline breach in Montana spews 50,000 gallons of oil into Yellowstone river
A pipeline breach spewed more than 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone river, according to Montana officials who claim...
Cities grow and thrive much in the same way galaxies do in space
Human social behavior is strikingly governed by laws that describe how the masses congregate or interact one another. Yet, despite...
Not one, but two yet to be confirmed Earth-sized planets could orbit in the outer solar system
Nibiru followers might have cause to rejoice, as Spanish astronomers report a novel hypothesis that suggests two Earth-sized planets might...
When robots break the law: bot buys ecstasy pills and fake Hungarian passport online
No, it's not Asimov's Three Laws but the Common Law that a robot designed for art infringed. Devised by !MEDIENGRUPPE...
What countries are most at risk from climate change – now mapped
Rising sea levels, droughts, extreme weather, wildfires - these are just a few of the consequences of global warming. The...
Rice grain-sized laser helps build the first quantum computer
Princeton researchers demonstrated a novel type of microwave laser - called a maser - so small that's the size of...
Vaccination starts with pregnancy, for everyone’s good health
The most important message mommies are missing is that pregnant women and their babies need vaccines to stay healthy, according...
It’s official: 2014 hottest year on record – all without the help of El Niño
At the beginning of the year, ZME Science reported 2014 was the 18th straight year to have surpassed average 20th-century...
Republican voters shift their stance against Climate Change, yet those in Congress lag behind
Republican voters, not to mention those in power, are notorious for their refutal of man-made climate change, yet according to...
Overwhelming majority of college students prefer paper books to digital copies
Despite ebooks and their corresponding electronic reading devices have become extremely popular, surprisingly most young adults and children prefer reading...
Songbirds inspire next generation hearing aid, faithful to the human ear
Hearing loss can be devastating: you lose friends, become ever trapped inside your head and alienated from society. Yet, only...
Insulating nanowire cloth that traps heat perfectly could help tackle climate change
Researchers at Stanford University coated flexible textile fibers with metallic nanowires to form a cohesive network that acts as a...
Long working hours increase the risk of alcohol abuse
The most comprehensive study of its kind found that people working more than 48 hours a week are at a...
The oldest stone cutting tools may have sparked the evolution of language
A far from definite, yet highly interesting explanation for the origin of language was recently proposed - not by linguists or...
Why does it rain so much in London? Well, it’s not that much really
Did you know it rains more in Miami, Orlando and NYC than in London?
Inside the human body in real time: GIFs demo the power of CT scan
CT shines in its ability to image tissue inside the body otherwise unapproachable using other methods. All of the GIFs...