A high IQ is a nice head start -- but it's far from telling the whole story.

A quick rundown of the pros and cons of solar energy for your home.

This will vary a lot from person to person, but the ‘rule of three’ is generally valid: 3 days without...

There are more than 500 different species of shark swimming in the world’s oceans.

The Earth is not a perfect sphere, so the answer might surprise you.

Have you ever wondered why people around the world have different blood types?

Gastrulation used to be a black box. Now we know what exactly happens during this critical phase of embryonic development.

Race is a very weak proxy for genetic diversity. It's something we could do without.

You probably aren't really ugly. Instead, camera distortion and perspective are to blame for your unflattering portrait.

Did a human or an AI write that? That's really though to tell.

It's more like 7k, but even shorter daily walks can have a long-lasting positive on your life.

The net positive fusion energy happened for just a split second. It's a huge milestone in our quest to produce...

A new study found that hypothetical particles called dark photons can explain discrepencies in the 'cosmic web'.

Wind turbines incorporated into the walls of buildings could prove a creative solution for harnessing wind power in cities.

Digital devices can be a double-edged sword when employed as a parenting strategy to soothe young children.

It doesn't cast a web, but the goliath frogeater has plenty of tricks up its eight sleeves.

The science behind the Statue of Liberty's iconic green color.

The history of a powerful Christmas symbol.

From the ancient Greeks to quantum mechanics, the model of the atom has gone through many iterations.

Being a fireghter comes with a greater risk of cancer, regardless of whether they are called to put out a...

A high-protein meal can be tasty, but it may come at a price you have to pay in sweat.

Children who learned how to cope with their stress by being more present slept much more and better.

People doubled letters as envelopes to ensure the security of a document, but today we can access them without anyone...

Neanderthals may have opened up forests using fire and cutting tools much earlier than modern humans have.

Morbid roadside warning sides may distract drivers through fear of death, ironically causing more harm than good.

It's all about expressing emotions.

There's a reason why humans don't ride zebras.

Set, Game, and Match, flat-earthers!

People could work 20 years more than they do today before they retire. Here's how that could pan out.

"We've been completely backwards in our assumptions of how the modern bird skull evolved for well over a century," researchers...

Rinse agents used in the final cycles of household dishwashers may disrupt gastrointestinal epithelial cells.

This marks a major shift in policing tactics.

A 17,000-year-old canine humerus is cementing the notion that man's best friend originates in Western Europe.

The device monitors wounds and promotes healing all at the same time.

The suicide prevention anthem may have saved hundreds of lives.

It is now possible to expand the research of new materials by orders of magnitude.

Your biological and chronological age are not the same -- and exposure to stress while still in the womb may...

The world's oldest fossilized brain reveals a turning point in the evolution of the nervous system.

The modified plants produced 25% of the amount of cocaine made by coca plants, weight per weight.

Animal farming is about to go through a technological revolution, but the focus needs to be on animal wellfare too.

The story of a 'fake emperor' from a far-away province at the edge of the Roman Empire just got a...

The device constantly stretches and contracts immobilized muscles to prevent muscle loss.

The booming growth of data is prompting scientists to come up with new creative prefixes to describe the very large,...

New research finds a way to render branch-like lithium filaments harmless to solid-state batteries.

Sleep well, exercise the day prior, have a carb-rich breakfast and you should be good to go.

It may have been on Mars, and not on Earth, where life first appeared in the solar system.

The game-changing procedure doesn't involve any surgery and has already been performed on several patients in the UK.

Natives of Indonesia can dive up to 70 meters thanks to a genetic adaptation.

A fertility crisis may be looming.

This is the first practical step towards bringing NASA astronauts back to the Moon after more than 50 years of...