Data storage has reached great heights in the past two decades. You can now fit in a typical PC hard-drive...

If you ever wondered why you have to pay for broadband on your smartphone or tablet know that it too,...

The reason why we don't trade with gold, diamonds or cheese is because these do no offer the exact interchangeable value. Money...

The Hydra is a tiny animal that can be found in just about any freshwater pond, just a few millimeters...

Modern sight correction medical procedures often involve surgery where an artificial lens is implanted. The patient's sight is significantly improved,...

Foxconn Taiwan is the world's largest manufacturer of electronic components, most famous for being responsible for Apple's iPad and iPhone...

As one of the largest countries in the world, Brazil is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in...

Mucous cells on the stomach lining Bacteria biofilms, when formed, pose a significant health risk in industrial applications, like food...

(c) Yi-Hsuan Tseng et al./Nanotechnolog Previously, scientists have managed to devise material that can convert light into electricity, and other...

(c) NASA Scientists with the  Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II) have used a novel technique to peer through the nature of...

Any mammal, including humans, suffering from an injury to the central nervous system will lead to a life-long loss of...

A recent research from Ohio State University found a link between gifted children's special abilities and autism, a developmental disability characterized...

An incredible shot surprising a Taurid fireball in 2008. (c) Jeffrey Berkes Right after midnight, the Taurid meteor shower are...

Ever increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere are not only hazardous to life on the planet's surface, but also to...

Considering their heavy scale armor, and ferocious apatite, "sensitive" might not be the first adjective that comes to mind when describing...

Psychologists at Tel Aviv University's School of Psychological Sciences surprisingly found that decision making based on instinct has surprisingly positive...

Now that this whole political circus has been finally wrapped, many projects that had been left on standby or have...

Common to Central and South America, the Blue Morpho is an iconic butterfly, prized for its brilliant blue color and...

A startling study, which looked at data 10 times more comprehensive compared to previous similar efforts, found that half of all...

Astronomers have used a novel planet hunter instrument to detect a new possible life supporting, Earth-like exoplanet. In fact the...

Some people in the world have a different perception of what's good to eat and what's not. For instance, it's...

A team of international physicists have made a nano-sized device which can allow the phase velocities of certain wave of...

The Great Barrier Reef is the  the biggest single structure made by living organisms; so vast that it can be seen...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science used satellite imagery to...

Between Oct. 28 and Oct. 30, NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in California was directed on "2007 PA8", a one...

For many of us, mathematics comes with a feeling of anxiety, not while actually performing math, but beforehand in anticipation....

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease for both patients and their families that typically affects the elderly in large proportions. Detecting the disease...

(c) Current Biology The first recollection of the spade-toothed whale came in 1872, but no actual proof of its existence...

Some 12,900 years ago, a massive flood of melted freshwater in the Arctic caused a 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big...

A surgical implant allows for real-time observations of the spread and growth of cancer cells in a mouse. (c) AAAS...

Elections in the States are currently topping headlines all over the world, as people debate over their favorite candidate and...

When you think of asteroid impacts, the last thing that might come to mind is life. Contrary to popular belief,...

Scientists at Stanford University have successfully devised the world's first solar cell made entirely out of carbon. This alternative to...

Photons are slippery fellas. Since they don't have any electrons, they're free to run through any matter, no matter how...

I swear this isn't some practical joke for Halloween. Massachusetts fisherman recently caught a highly peculiar lobster with a genetic anomaly...

Alan Kingstone, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, has been debating with peers for many years what exactly...

Glimpses of America, American National Exhibition, Moscow World's Fair, 1959. Do you remember Carl Sagan's Voyager Golden Records? When the...

In the wake of the Sandy hurricane, which is currently still sweeping through North America's east coast, weather forecasting has...

The Martian sand collected by the Curiosity rover turns out to be similar to volcanic soil on Hawaii, NASA scientists...

According to two new studies, after smoking is banned indoors the number of people suffering from heart attacks considerably drops...

When left in scarcity, the human mind has always been pressured to find a solution. In the past decade or...

Honeybees are among the most well armed insects, remarkably enough however it seems that we've only seen one side of...

The origins of vision is a widely debated subject, since genetic relationships between early animals capable of sight are inconsistent....

Silver nanoparticles are often used for extensive medical treatments or antimicrobial health tonics. They're even used in skin care products, which...

With Halloween just around the corner, preparations in light of the impending artificial ghoul frenzy run amok through each neighborhood. Haunted...

There are around 800 hermit crab species living in the ocean. These crustaceans like to mind their own business and...

Artist impression of the Apophis asteroid. No, this isn't one of those misleading headlines. A MIT graduate student has recently...

In yet another breakthrough archaeological find, the tomb of what's considered by many the founder of the Mayan civilization has...

Gulf Stream flow diagram. Scientists have found hints that methane deposits, tucked away in seabed sediments, have began to breakdown...

Detecting the extent of soft-tissue diseases, such as breast cancer, typically requires invasive medical procedures, like a biopsy. A team of researchers...