Nebulae are among the most brightest objects in the sky, and besides their fantastic halo in the night sky, which...

Biologists have found a new species of fresh water fish east-central Mexican waters, and what they discovered was more than they...

Although this Saturday night full moon might seem ordinary enough, it bares a certain significance. Traditionally dubbed the "harvest moon"...

At the center of most galaxies lie black holes, some of which are classed as supermassive black holes. These cosmic...

When fine art is concerned, or visual arts in general for that matter, complex cognitive functions are at play as...

For decades now, scientists have known what are the biochemical reactions that trigger a penile erection, however not those that...

Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in one of the most memorable scenes from the cult classic motion picture American Psycho. His...

Since they were first invented in 1931, aerogels have become widely used in the industry, mostly for insulation purposes, thanks...

A schematic of the MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) concept allows for industrial scale treatment of nuclear...

After Nevada, California has become the second state in the US, and well the world for that matter, to legalize...

(c) Hoving and Robison A peculiar animal, which thanks to the harsh environment it calls home couldn't be studied very...

A massive whirling dust storm on the surface of Mars, as seen captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The extreme...

Discovered just last week by a Russian team at the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON), the comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)...

In a remarkable feat of science, scientists at Harvard University have surpassed seemingly insurmountable technological challenges have managed to take...

Harnessing the oscillation of magnetic microscopic beads, MIT scientists have carried out experiments which show that it's possible to develop...

Leaders, whether they're heads of states or business executives, are generally less stressed than non-leaders, contrary to popular belief, according...

This digitized image made from a screen shot of a new iPad app, provided Sept. 24, 2012 by the National...

Recent measurements conducted by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, and observed by other X-ray instruments from around world and in space, suggest that...

An artist impression of a view from the far side of the moon. At the beginning of the year, we...

When you think of air pollution, inevitably your mind wanders to huge, fume spilling power stations, old motor trucks and...

Spy drones have been used by the US government on a various occasion in Pakistan to gather intelligence from the...

In an exceptional feat of medical and technical ingenuity, scientists have been able to restore partial hearing to deaf gerbils...

The BIOSwimmer nautical robot takes its inspiration from the tuna. (c) Department of Homeland Security. This might sound hilarious, but...

From time to time, the sun projects billion-ton clouds of charged particles from its scorching surface, surrounded by a solar...

Two studies conducted by scientists at NASA based on data gathered by the Dawn spacecraft, which orbited around the Vesta...

A feline genetic study has revealed that a particular gene variation in a cat's chromosome is responsible for the stripped...

In Philip K. Dick's novels, a common denominator is the complete autonomy of the surrounding technology. The human characters often...

Boy, oh boy. Here's a run for your dollar - DARPA's latest ultimate threat detection system seems like it's stripped...

Neuroscientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle have created an atlas of the human brain, which highlights the activity of...

Researchers have found what's believed to be the oldest dental feeling in history, dating from the stone age. The find...

In 1996, hundreds of US Air Force specialists, scientists and affiliates established an extensive study called Air Force 2025, in...

By doping graphite, researchers in Germany have reported that they found tantalizing hints of superconductivity at room-temperatures and far above,...

This four pound geological marvel, captioned above, is what's commonly reffered to as a lunar meteorite. And like all things...

Phobos transit over sun. (c) NASA As once can see above, Curiosity recently caught glimpse of a partial solar eclipse...

Rodney Brooks held in a fatherly grip by Baxter. (c) David Yellen Rethink Robotics has been in the attention of...

The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) is the most powerful sky survey instrument yet built, a collaborative international effort which took more...

MRI of one of the authors (MK) is used for illustration. A, with the landmark for left zygion (ZygL) highlighted,...

We've seen a lot of concepts cross the realm of SciFi into reality, however transferring fabrics of imagination to practical applications which...

A group of archeologists have identified the oldest known Roman military fortress in Germany, located near the small town of Hermeskei. The...

An artist impression of one of the two gas giants discovered orbiting a sun-like star, part of a star cluster....

(c) NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Univ./ USGS/Modesto Junior College In the past couple of months, all Mars-related attention has been almost unanimously shifted...

While it may lack most of Bruce Wayne's gadgets, the very first artificial bat cave in the world is sure...

Atomic level imaging has come a long way in the past decade, and after scientists first managed to image molecular...

This bright little fellow is known as the lesula to the local people of a remote part of the Democratic...

If you thought the computer devised out of soldier crab swarms was cool, wait till you hear what scientists at Aalto...

The findings of a new research at UCLA, suggest that cramming all night before a big test, something that we've...

Anthropologists have discovered an ancient skull in  a cave in the Annamite Mountains in northern Laos, which according to subsequent dating...

The sun has been extensively studied by astronomers for the last 50 years. While previous research suggested that the the...

After UAVs inspired by hawks, robotic stability control spun from leaping lizards, wall climbing derived from geckos or the swimming artificial...

The first skull excavated from the site, with a mortal wound caused by a spear or an arrow. Photo: Curator...