Ant-sized radio that powers itself might change consumer electronics forever
Photo: AMIN ARBABIAN Researchers at the University of Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley just presented a tiny radio, so...
Frequent pot smokers may light up to cope with negative emotions
Photo: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images file photo , National Post People who frequently smoke marijuana may use the drug...
World deforestation surprisingly results in net cooling effect
Photo: Altar Places In the 1950s rainforests covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6%...
US drinking water contaminated with gas because of faulty wells, but not fracking
Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images Stanford researchers traced back methane leaks from contaminated drinking water in...
Energy efficiency could boost economy by $18 trillion, but energy saving is only 25%
source: IEA The world is currently on a downward spiral, risking reaching a point of no return where global warming...
New electrolysis system produces hydrogen 30 times faster
A scheme that shows two methods of hydrogen generation: electrolysis and methane reforming. Image: jaea.go.jp A new method of producing...
Magic mushroom therapy helps smokers quit where other methods fail
Psilocybin mushrooms in Hazerwoude-Dorp, The Netherlands. Photographer: Roger Cremers/Bloomberg Researchers at Johns Hopkins Universityin Baltimore used psilocybin, the active ingredient in...
Researchers capture sound from atoms, opening new doors to quantum research
On the right, an artificial atom generates sound waves consisting of ripples on the surface of a solid. The sound,...
Book review: ‘Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age’
The most balanced and thoughtful Tesla biography to date. With this book, Carlson shines new light on Tesla's legacy.
Failing carbon policies: we’re seeing the largest carbon emissions increase in 30 years
Image: Sustainability Ninja U.N. scientists released a report in which they conclude man-made carbon emissions released between 2012 and 2013 were...
MIT develops handheld mass spectrometer
This is actually considered a small-scaled mass spectrometer. MIT researchers hope they make mass spectrometers that are small enough to...
Hilarious stories from the doctors of reddit
In a lifetime of seeing thousands of patients, a doctor will hear all sorts of crazy stories and bizarre cases....
Tracking the origin of life: computer simulation delves inside ‘primordial soup’
Early Earth wasn't the most hospitable place in the Universe, but some in all this chaos life emerged. Image credit:...
Stephen Hawking: ‘God particle’ might destroy the Universe. But wait…
Photo: Business Insider I'm not sure what's on with Stephen Hawking and his pessimistic view of the world. He's been...
Plant-based solution makes hemophilia treatments more effective
Image: Youtube screen Patients with hemophilia are often forced to live in a bubble. Even the smallest cut can cause...
Artificial cell can move on its own
This isn't a child-like animation, but real, genuine footage of an artificial cell moving under a microscope. Image: gif created...
Amazing art made out of living cells
The stunning 'HeLa cell Pattern 1.' Courtesy of Vik Muniz and Tal Danino. Cellular biology can be breathtakingly exciting. Just imaging...
Ground ozone pollution in India destroys enough crops to feed 94 million
Smog in India. Ozone, the main component of smog, is a plant-damaging pollutant formed by emissions from vehicles, cooking stoves...
Nickel-78: a ‘doubly magic’ isotope
Some atoms are more stable than others, and the same goes for their isotopes - elements that have the same...
Coal plant receives EPA approval to inject carbon emissions underground
Photo: Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued the first ever permit that will allow a coal...
Heartbeat electricity generator powers pacemaker
Swiss scientists from the University of Bern demonstrated a new device that essentially generates electrical power from the mechanical energy...
Brain-to-brain communication demonstrated for the very first time
Image: CARLES GRAU ET AL., PLOS ONE, 2014 A group of neuroscientists have achieved what some might believe strictly belongs...
Astronomers map the Supercluster the Milky Way belongs to
The Laniakea Supercluster shown its equatorial plane. Image: CEA/Saclay, France Our sun is but a tiny speck of light among...
High level of arsenic contamination found in groundwater near fracking sites
Photo: Peak Oil Researchers at University of Texas at Arlington conducted tests on more than 100 water wells in Texas and...
Languages are being killed by economic growth
Globalization certainly has its ups: new markets, free trade, travel or economic growth (especially for developing nations). It's this latter...
Drinking tea reduces risk of non-CV mortality. The opposite occurs for coffee
Tea vs coffee. A new study suggests coffee increases risk of cardiovascular mortality, while tea reduces these risks. Image: life-cafe.co.za...
Richard Feynman’s Lectures on Physics released for free online
Feynman was at times called "The Great Explainer" because of his skill at making complex subjects accessible to students, and...
From atoms to life size: manufacturing from nanoscale up to macro
Image: DARPA DARPA just announced the launch of a new extremely exciting program: Atoms to Product (A2P). The aim is to...
Ozone-depleting chemicals still spewed in atmosphere despite international ban
NASA reports significant quantities of ozone-depleting chemicals are still leaching into the atmosphere despite an international ban signed by all...
How one single sheepdog herds a flock of one hundred – mystery solved
Researchers at Swansea University, UK and Uppsala University in Sweden built a mathematical model that explains how one single sheepdog...
The key to patience lies within serotonin
Image: Flickr Creative Commons Either when someone's late for a date or you need to queue in line, our patience...
One in eight birds threatened by biochemicals and climate change
From the tropics to the poles, bird populations all over the world are facing a sharp decline, cornered by climate...
New insights on photosynthesis bring us one step closer to solar fuels
For billions of years, nature has been harnessing the energy from the sun through photosynthesis. This way, plants, algae and...
Pig heart grafted to baboon abdomen survives for more than a year
Doctors graft pig heart to baboon host. Photo: Robert F Hoyt/NHLBI-NIH While most of the hype is centered around biotech...
One third of fracking chemicals are of unknown toxicity
Pump jacks dot oil fields between the California towns of Taft and Maricopa. The very deep petroleum would be hard...
How loud music damages your hearing
Photo: rantlifestyle.com Listening to loud music has been shown time and time again to affect hearing in a negative way....
Fighting unfairness at a tender age
A study by researchers at Harvard University found that children from a tender age have an advanced idea of fairness...
The most detailed topography of a comet
Ten years ago, the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta probe tasked to orbit a comet for the very first...
One single scrap car battery could be turned into solar cells that power 30 homes
One single lead-iron battery could be used to build enough solar panels to power 30 homes. Image: MIT Lead-acid car...
Resetting the immune system back 500 million years
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE) re-activated the expression of an ancient gene in mice. To...
Vampire parasitic plants ‘sweet talk’ victims via DNA communication
A parasitic plant called the dodder, which essentially acts like a 'vampire' upon its unsuspecting prey. A new research found...
Early modern humans were culturally diverse before leaving Africa
Early modern human populations were culturally diverse and sometimes exchanged tools helped by river networks in a then savanna rich...
Older, more compact cities are better for your health
A first of its kind study conducted at the University of Colorado Denver looked at how city design affects populace...
Swarm of 1,000 robots self-assemble in complex shapes
In a breakthrough in robotics, researchers have programmed a swarm consisting of a whooping 1,024 members which can assemble in...
Cancer tumors destroyed by fecal bacteria
Scientists introduced Clostridium novyi, a bacteria that causes mild illnesses in humans that typically lurks inside the soil and feces, in...
Brighter and cheaper LEDs could be made from perovskite
LEDs made from perovskite (credit: Zhi-Kuang Tan) We've covered quite a bit the recent developments involving perovskite as an extremely...
The International Space Station is out of parking space
Image: NASA At this very moment, the International Space Station has all its docking ports fully booked, as five manned...
Killing cancer with salt: chlorine payload brings destruction to cancer cells
A group of international researchers have demonstrated a novel technique for destroying cancer cells. By inserting a chloride payload that...
PMS may have evolved to disrupt infertile relationships
A brave Australian professor of molecular biology thinks he may have found out why women get premenstrual syndrome (PMS). According...
Star Trek walking cane lends virtual touch to the blind
The walking cane has helped the blind navigate obstacles for thousands of years, and its design has remained largely unchanged...