Sweden recruits crows to clean up cigarette butts from its streets
Smart crows are cleaning up after stupid humans.
This 768-km-long lightning flash over southern US is the longest ever recorded
The longest lightning strike in recorded history stretched from Texas to Mississippi.
Astronomers spot second Trojan asteroid trailing Earth’s orbit
A lone asteroid is scouting ahead of Earth's orbit. It's the largest Trojan found in Earth's system thus far.
Chinese AI ‘nanny’ cares for mouse babies in artificial womb
The robot developed by researchers in China spies embryos as they develop into fetuses.
There are likely over 9,000 species of trees we haven’t discovered yet. But can we find them before they disappear?
More than 73,000 species of trees grow on Earth's surface, including 9,200 species yet to be discovered, according to the...
What’s the deal with Easter Island’s mysterious statues?
For centuries, hundreds of oversized heads have looked over this small speck of land. But to what purpose?
How the ancient Romans built roads to last thousands of years
There's a reason why the saying 'All roads lead to Rome' is still a thing.
Why won’t Japan get rid of its fax machines? A strange love affair
Japan's government wants to say "sayonara" to paper communication. But local offices still love their fax machines and won't give...
Is Murphy’s Law actually true?
If it can go wrong, it will. Can you prove Murphy wrong?
How tattoos are removed: everything you need to know
Not feeling your ex's name tattooed across your shoulder? Here's what you need to know before you have it removed.
A brilliant 100-year-old Nikola Tesla invention is just beginning to make sense
The patent never received too much attention, but scientists think it could have modern uses.
Cannabis can make your brain ‘slow’ even after the high wears off
Cannabis hangovers are a thing.
Startup turns non-recyclable plastic into building blocks
It's challenging the notion of what non-recyclable plastic even means in the first place -- and we like it a...
Fashion braces are the new trend, but what’s their impact on oral health?
Fashion braces -- oral brackets with no therapeutic value -- are trending on social media. But are they worth it?
Scientists grow human hair on mice to treat baldness
Scientists have reprogrammed human cells to turn into hair follicles, but there is still much work ahead.
This is the most detailed 3D map of the universe
It will help scientists better understand dark energy and the unnerving expansion of the universe.
Scientists propose cocaine e-cigarettes to curb drug abuse
Meet the crack vape pen.
World’s earliest flower fossils might untangle Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’
The extremely rare discovery could lead to a rethinking of angiosperm evolution.
Astronauts test handheld 3D printer that makes bandages from their own skin cells
The Bioprint FirstAid Handheld Bioprinter uses viable cells and biological molecules to print tissue structures.
How giant pandas stay chubby solely on a bamboo diet: fattening gut bacteria
Bamboo is far from the most filling food source out there, but healthy bacteria in the panda's gut help them...
Device harvests power from your sweaty fingers even while you sleep
Your fingers can now power small electronics and sensors.
Brain scans could help police detect cannabis impairment in drivers
Distinguishing between THC impairment and simple exposure is an urgent need in light of the recent wave of cannabis legalization.
Multiple sclerosis may be caused by virus that infects 9 in 10 people
A herpes virus that is more known for causing "the kissing disease" may also be responsible for multiple sclerosis.
COVID lockdowns led to less lightning in the sky
Less pollution during the COVID-19 lockdowns meant there were fewer aerosols in the atmosphere.
Tasmanian Devils are picky eaters — and they may just have broken the laws of scavenging
A scavenger that is a specialist? That's unique in the world.
Fish-like scale armor found in 2,500-year-old tomb in China
The armor may represent a rare showcase of technological transfer between the West and East in the 1st millenium B.C.
World’s tiniest antenna is made from DNA
Although it's thousands of times thinner than a strand of human hair, the DNA antenna can both receive and transmit...
Astronomers witness giant star explode into a supernova for the first time
We're learning new things about the most powerful explosions in the universe.
In a world-first, dying man receives heart transplant from a pig
It's a watershed moment in medicine.
Earth’s oldest rock was actually found on the moon and brought home by Apollo 14
The rock was jettisoned to the moon when early Earth was pounded by daily meteorite impacts.
Scientists want to send worms and tardigrades into interstellar space
These brave tiny creatures could pave the way for humans traveling to distant worlds outside of our solar system.
Scientists identify zoo animals using solely DNA sucked from the air — and this could forever change how we monitor biodiversity
Environmental DNA analysis has now been shown to be effective for air samples as well.
This robotic thermal bore can cut through undrillable rock without making direct contact
Tunnelling is anything but boring with this robot.
Scientists may have solved the mystery of long COVID
Long COVID is very much real and not some figment of our imagination. Its cause is rooted in persisting microclots,...
Ultracold atoms spun on a string form quantum tornadoes
Physicists call it 'quantum weather'.
Felines’ love for catnip could be a chemical defense against mosquitoes
Spray yourself with catnip to drown in cats and repel mosquitoes. Win-win!
Flame Nebula lights Orion on fire in new fantastic images
It's like a wildfire in space.
Newly discovered “insulin-like” molecule could change how we treat diabetes
Both insulin and the newly discovered FGF1 regulate blood sugar levels, but they each do so using independent pathways.
Astronomers detect magnetic star flashing in an instant with the energy produced by the sun in 100,000 years
Astronomers have called it a "cosmic monster".
Scientists image atoms with record resolution close to absolute physical limits
The resolution is so fine-tuned, the only blurred thing in the image is the thermal jiggling of the atoms themselves.
The face of a man whose head was mounted on a stake 8,000 years ago
A forensic artist used archaeology, genetics, and history to reconstruct Ludvig’s appearance.
Women can tell which men are only interested in one night stands just by looking at their faces, study finds
Facial cues could inform heterosexual women, but not men, if a potential mate is more interested in casual sex than...
Pristine 2,300-year-old Scythian woman’s boot found in frozen Altai mountains
They don't make them like they used to.
Why your dog likes to eat grass
Dogs aren’t true carnivores, but they aren’t exactly omnivores either. The reason why so many dogs like to nibble grass...
What is the world’s deepest cave?
Time to meet the 'Everest of the deep'.
The James Webb Telescope finally launches into space where it will revolutionize astronomy
Webb is 100 times more powerful than Hubble, capable to see the light from the dawn of the universe.
Better than Photoshop: AI synthesizes and edits complex images from a text description — and they’re mind-bogglingly good
I'd like a corgi wearing a red bowtie and a purple party hat, please.
AI completes Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony
Humans and machines joined hands to fill in the blanks in Beethoven's last symphony.
Ryugu asteroid rocks brought back by Japanese spacecraft get their first look
Ryugu is helping unravel the origin and evolution of our Solar System.