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Hemp and coffee cell cultures will grow for 30 days in microgravity.
Researchers in Australia analyzed certain genes associated with longevity to design a 'lifespan clock' for different extinct and living species.
Rising CO2 is altering how forests recycle water.
A trough beneath Denman Glacier is the deepest continent point in the world, measuring more than 2 miles beneath sea level.
A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.
Breeding cross-species hybrids could one day allow scientists to grow human organs in other animals.
It's the first time that an autonomous vehicle delivered freight across two states.
It's the oldest evidence of insects feeding on feathers.
The findings may prove to be revolutionary.
Swipe right on eugenics.
The insight could be use to design indoor lights that synchronize with day-night cycles better or even improve mood.
Although they are not able to conceive anymore, orca grandmothers boost the survival of their grand-offspring. Could this explain menopause?
Economies of scale and improved manufacturing methods are driving high energy storage prices down -- and fast!
Tattoos were found on the skin of seven mummified Egyptian women. Previously, only six other such mummies had been found.
It took more than 100 years to confirm that single-celled organisms are capable of hierarchical decision making.
Are Americans equally shocked by universal healthcare and decently priced services?
Many heterosexual couples that use oral contraceptives report having less sex than those who use condoms or other forms of contraceptives. Doctors have long believed that this is due to the hormonal imbalance caused by the pill, but a new study challenges this idea, potentially identifying the root cause. According to the results of the […]
A much needed upgrade to the LIGO detector enables scientists to cast a wider net to catch gravitational waves.
Climate models from as early as the 1970s were already reliable enough to offer reliable projections of temperature increases as a result of GHGs.
A dim patch in an otherwise bright galaxy is the epicenter of a supermassive black hole whose mass is 40 billion times greater than that of the Sun.
Scientists installed underwater speakers in dead or dying coral which played sounds typical of healthy reefs. Wildlife soon flocked back.
Scientists have used a complex setup that allowed them to image intermediate chemical compounds that typically last only a thousandth a billionth of a second.
Bionic chips could one day offer a novel therapy for sleep apnoea and heart failure.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is why researchers turned to eye-tracking technology to perfect their work in plastic surgery.
Being direct in your intentions as a woman seems to be the most effective tactic to pique a man's interest. In some cases, though, it makes sense to use a more flippant line.
The last decade of space exploration has exceeded even our wildest expectations. And this is only the beginning.
The QLED TV sets you see on Amazon aren't actually the real deal. This is what genuine quantum dot-based displays might look like.
The number of planets in the universe is extremely mind-boggling.
A White House report calculated the staggering cost of the opioid misuse crisis.
A new film pushes the boundaries of stop motion cinematography by employing 3D figurines the size of a grain of dust.
Like Exxon, the coal industry knew that its product would cause climate change and has tried its best to hide this fact.
Nicotine trigers both aversion and pleasure in the brain. By targetting neurons responsible for aversion to nicotine, it could be possible to design very effective smoking cessation drugs.
A biblical-like ancient snake is revealing new insights into snake evolution.
This was the first time such a behavior was observed in insects and may represent a unique adaptation to bees.
This immense simulation is so complex that scientists have observed phenomena that had not been programmed explicitly in the code.
Birds of a feather flock together... but how do they decide where to go and who to follow?
The researchers caution that this doesn't mean that they can reverse Down's syndrome in humans.
The teeth were in perfect health when they were drilled for ornamentation purposes more than 8,000 years ago.
The new insight could lead to better cochlear implants.
Pulling billions out of poverty and stabilizing climate change aren't necessarily at odds.
The findings could have important implications for deep space missions.
Facebook's recent policy changes makes it harder for legitimate pro-vaccine sources to publish ads while anti-vaccine groups bend the rules.
It really feels like a genuine object.
It is the first time genetic material this old has been retrieved from a fossil in a subtropical area.
The findings strengthen the idea of a mind-body connection.
The last bastion of ice in the Arctic is not that stable after all.
Oxygen is rising and falling with the seasons unpredictably.
Concussions have been linked to severe and irreversible brain damage. Children, whose brains are still developing, may be particularly vulnerable to such injuries when playing contact sports like tackle football or lacrosse.
This is the earliest known physical evidence of insect pollination.
In today's digital age, not having internet access can encroach on a person's freedome of speech and other basic human rights.
