Fuel cells are absolute wonders of technology - electrochemical systems that directly convert the chemical energy of a fuel (hydrogen...

Airport map. (c) Dirk Brockmann The world is getting smaller by the day, as fixed geographical distances become easier and...

Prosthetics have come a long way in recent years alone, mainly due to advancements in brain-machine interfaces. Incredibly articulated artificial limbs can...

Researchers at MIT found that individual cells in a bacterial colony will grow in a manner that is beneficial to...

Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Playing an instrument comes with a wide range of benefits, especially for children. It teaches them...

A computer model of the Contour Crafting Robotic Construction System. Basically, huge 3-D printers and tools would automatically build civil...

Drawing illustrates a rat with a BMBI attached to the skull retrieving food. Photo courtesy: Case Western Reserve University Case...

They're small and cute, and while indeed these creatures are completely harmless, make no mistake - these are some tough...

Study suggests that children in homes with stressed parents are more likely to gain weight. Photo courtesy of The Guardian...

This mosaic of images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a series of sedimentary...

An established astrophysicist, but more known thanks to his popular science programs, Neil deGrasse Tyson is a sensation on the...

(c) Arturo Gonzalez In a fantastic discovery, a team of archaeologists have dated a pair of footprints preserved in the mineral-rich...

Photo: Rum Bucolic Ape/Flickr Fractals are non-regular geometric shapes that have the same degree of non-regularity on all scales. Fractals are...

Photo credit: econews.com.au Over the past six years, and estimated 10 million beehives have been wiped out as a result...

We've written extensively before about the life harboring possibilities of Jupiter's moon, the icy Europa. The moon is believed to...

Writing about your traumas in third person eases recovery. Photo credit: culturestrike.net Writing your memoirs or simply recollecting traumatizing memories...

Photo credit: qbradiology.com Generally, you can view services like any other commodity and apply strict goods economics. So if the...

North Carolina State University researchers report that parents who work odd schedules or jobs that differ from the typical "9...

A new report made by a team of Harvard researchers proposes a set of measures aimed at leveling the health...

In transportation, there aren't that many alternative energy sources like in conventional industry, where you can supply a plant or...

Hot-Jupiter exoplanet illustration. (c) NASA Using the Hubble telescope, astronomers have identified faint signals of water in the atmosphere of...

Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010. Photo credit: telegraph.co.uk Volcanoes aren't generally regarded as being particularly practical for us humans, quite frankly...

One of the predictions derived from Einsten's theory of general relativity is the existence of wormholes - spacetime shortcuts. In...

In the early hours of December 2nd, China deployed its Chang’e-3 spacecraft on route for the moon after launching it via...

Male birth control pills have been researched for some time, however previous attempts have been found to be ineffective. A...

To improve health and ease drowsy coughs during winter time, you'll find that some sources, including physicians, advise that you...

Biotechnology is growing fast and the findings researchers are making the field are nothing short of breathtaking. Previously, ZME Science...

Drug delivery encapsulated in tiny nanoparticles are thoroughly studied with great interest because they offer the chance to deliver treatments...

Ever found yourself in a hazardous relationship in which your spouse makes your hair go white? Well, if the answer's...

Carbon nanotubes and graphene have been hailed time and again as the wonder materials that will change the face of...

UPDATE: Telescopes saw the giant ball of ice and dust disappear behind the star, but then fail to emerge as expected....

This classy looking chap is a bonobo - a great ape species which is widely overlooked and often forgotten. A...

Previously, it's been shown that obesity can cause changes in the brain, leading some people to over eat food high...

(c) The Guardian The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee  has recently issued a report that laments the embarrassing...

If astronauts are ever to live on the moon or in deep space outposts, a sustainable living plan in which...

At one of the sites where it's possible that Buddha was born, archaeologists have identified the remains of an ancient...

An artist’s conception of the processes by which a star collapses and becomes a black hole, releasing high-energy gamma rays...

Stanford researchers claim the inherent disordered molecular structure of polymer semiconductors is actually desirable. Current organic solar cells made with...

Are hairy men attractive to women? The answer can vary greatly depending on culture and personal preference.

As if that would be our biggest concern in the first place, but it's important to understand, especially for policy...

University of Utah researchers found that female mice that live in a competitive social environment and choose to mate casually...

It's not the cancer tumor itself that kills people, but rather the spread of cancer cells is what ultimately may...

Scientists at the   Salk Institute for Biological Studies have for the first time coaxed   human stem cells into forming three-dimensional cellular...

There's only so much you can cram into conventional magnetic storage devices. We're already seeing these slowly, but surely lose...

While chimpanzees, which are our closest relatives sharing 98% of our genetic blueprint, are notorious for their widespread tool use,...

In a synergy between biology and electrochemistry, researchers at MIT cleverly exploited genetically modified viruses to assemble metal molecules into...

An extraordinarily well preserved Panthera blytheae skull. Paleontologists have unearthed skull fragments in Tibet belonging to an ancient "big cat"...

Courtesy of gopure.com Tesco recently hit the news once again in a whirlwind of controversy as it was revealed that...

This oddball cosmic body, called  P/2013 P5, has puzzled astronomers for a while. By mass and orbit, it can only...

Structure of SrTiO3. The red spheres are oxygens, blue are Ti4+ cations, and the green ones are Sr2+. Credit: Wikipedia...