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Pills coated with the substance could navigate through the body using magnets.
Glow-in-the-dark wombats make 2020 just a bit more bearable.
A secondary nuclear fusion process first proposed 30 years ago has now been confirmed by scientists in Italy.
The 1,900-year-old mummy may have been royalty.
Early Mars may have gone through global megafloods, but was it habitable?
The boulder-like object has resumed its journey around the sun, but many other minimoons are waiting to be discovered.
The 10 billion-year-old fossil was named Heracles after the Greek Hero who was made immortal when the Milky Way was born.
Leaf-cutter ant workers have a magnesium-rich biomineral armor that you'd expect to see in crustaceans rather than insects.
The cognitive enhancing effects were seen in healthy individuals so those experiencing cognitive decline may reap even more benefits.
World-renowned animal photographer Tim Flach says he wants to help people connect with nature.
Microplastics have been discovered from the depths of the ocean all the way to the highest mountain on Earth.
A procedure that has been routinely used to treat scuba divers suffering from decompression sickness may reverse aging and extend our lifespans.
Both neural and galactic networks have the same structure, pointing to a fractal universe.
A new method creates diamonds in the lab in just minutes and at room temperature.
A brilliant scientist obsessed with climbing the highest peak in the Alps thought of a peculiar measuring instrument.
The stretchable sensors might make VR feel more real.
While other dinosaurs crumbled during a global extinction, altered plant life provided the perfect conditions for the rise of giant sauropods.
More than 3,000 years ago, horsemen roaming the steppes of northwest China may have engaged in a familiar pastime: a polo-like game in which leather balls are thrown about the field. That’s judging from three such well preserved leather balls excavated from the famous Yanghai tombs, which are thought to be the oldest leather balls […]
Here's why some people smell like Pepé Le Pew.
The billionaire inventor made some silly, entitled statements -- and the internet took note.
It typically takes 10 to 15 years to develop and approve a vaccine. This one might be ready in less than a year of development.
A 19th-century monk grew over 10,000 pea plants to discover the fundamental laws of inheritance.
Access to the sum of all human knowledge comes at a premium and considerable risks in China.
There is still much to learn about CBD topicals but evidence so far is positive.
The Japanese weren’t ‘made’ to stay at home and social distance. They chose to and in doing so they averted countless deaths.
Scientists hope to verify their observations with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope in 2021.
Having patent information available to the public as early as possible is for the betterment of society.
The psilocybin was taken under assisted therapy and offered long-lasting protection against depression.
Big game hunting may have been gender neutral.
"These fossils are game changers," said the researchers.
Dinosaurs in the same lineage were some of the largest creatures to walk the Earth -- but this tiny predator packed a lot more brain power.
Tree ring-like growth lines in baby Neanderthal teeth suggest they were first weaned at around 6 months of age.
Beta testers for SpaceX's internet satellite network are reporting good connections so far.
These freaky looking spiders can sense incoming prey from more than two meters away.
Its astronomical value is another reason why we should invest more in space.
The Gravettian art culture famous for stone age Venus statues was more widespread than previously thought.
These flying reptiles dominated the skies until they were wiped out by a killer asteroid.
The newly identified reef could contain many species new to science.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught millions of people across the world at least one valuable lesson: the single most important thing that one can do to stave off the spread of an infectious disease is to practice social distancing. As long as infected hosts are in limited contact with healthy hosts, a pathogen can’t spread […]
Changes in the metabolism of sugar in the brain may be responsible for the characteristic loss of sense of smell.
It's super cute, too!
Always remember the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. But in this order!
A unique project suggests that diabetes could one day be treated by electromagnetic fields.
A long-debated missing tectonic plate beneath Northern Canada has been confirmed with 3D mapping technology.
The fishermen who caught the bizarre creature were left speechless.
The solar farm is so huge it will be easily visible from space.
Insights into what makes these insects so tough could inspire a new class of materials.
The crew was in no danger but the ISS is showing its age.
Scientists now have a more actionable target for the treatment of acne.
A neuroscientist believes dogs experience love and attachment comparable to a human child.
