Scientists come up with most accurate age of Saturn’s rings yet
If dinosaurs had telescopes, they might have seen a lonely Saturn, without rings.
The magnetic North Pole has shifted, but we can’t update it because of the US government shutdown
When politics try to mess with your compass.
US Navy wants to change naval warfare with unmanned robot ships
Many such drone ships would act as long-range sensors and even carry weapons.
Averting catastrophic climate change might be possible — but only if we phase out fossil fuels immediately
Possible? Yes. Is it realistic? Not really. Should we try anyway? Hell yes!
CERN draws up plans for new particle accelerator four times bigger than the LHC
Deep physics might have a new toy. Full operation expected for 2050.
China and India on track for world’s largest economies by 2030. US could lose first place as soon as next year
The United States will likely never be able to catch up with China.
China grows the first plants on the far side of the moon
The cotton sprouts, unfortunately, perished after a couple of days.
Antarctica is losing six times more ice than 40 years ago
There's enough ice in Antarctica to raise sea levels by 60 meters -- and it's now on a slippery slope.
Romeo, once the loneliest the frog in the world, finds a mate!
A modern amphibian love story with a happy ending.
Study: People most opposed to GMOs think they’re very knowledgeable — in fact, it’s the opposite
The findings are consistent with the psychology of extremism.
Scientists learn how horrible face cancer spreads among Tasmanian devils
The research could be a game-changer in the fight to save the devils.
Just a little bit of cannabis is enough to change the teen brain
Just one joint smoked before age 14 could increase gray matter volume in the brain.
UK scientists worried over ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Anxiety is looming over British researchers at the Brexit deadline draws closer with no deal in sight.
Why scientists want to engineer spicy tomatoes
I mean, who wouldn't want to try a hot tomato?
Zapping the brain with mild electrical current controls anger and aggression
The non-aggressive procedure went deep into the neural circuits of aggression.
Some of our ancestors walked on two legs millions of years before Homo sapiens evolved
The sexy human gait was around for some time before our species made its appearance.
The rogue Chinese scientist who made the first gene-edited human babies could face death penalty
He Jiankui is currently confined to his home and under armed guard.
Negative mood may trigger inflammation in the body
Which comes with its own problems.
Photosynthesis genetic shortcut makes crops 40% more productive
This could be a game changer in the face of rising food demand.
Holocaust survivors are sicker but live much longer than Israelis who weren’t persecuted
Perhaps we can learn to live longer without having to go through such terrible experiences.
Anonymous drug testing at festivals can save lives. Study finds 1 in 5 drugs were not as sold
A different strategy for tackling drug fatalities at festivals.
The Sahara swings between ‘lush’ and ‘desert’ every 20,000 years, in sync with the Earth’s tilt
It will be another 10,000 years before the Sahara ought to turn into a savannah.
New Horizons beams back clear image of farthest object ever visited in the solar system
Brian May from Queen also wrote a song about it.
Is CBD oil safe for pregnant women?
CBD research is woefully lacking.
A third of Americans sleep less than six hours a night
It's a growing trend that confirms Americans are getting very stressed.
Exercise is as good as medicine for lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension
For some patients, even low-intensity exercise could get them off meds.
Germany shuts down its last black coal mine, ending almost 200 years of history
But coal isn't done yet in Germany. Quite far from it...
Astronomers find a new way to ‘see’ dark matter using starlight from rogue stars
Lone stars that roam through intergalactic space might one-day probe the nature of dark matter.
Scientists turn blood cells into neural stem cells, opening door for new regenerative therapies
It could be a game changer for patients suffering from paralysis and other nervous system problems.
How a ‘clean plate’ mentality can cause you to overeat
Food waste is bad -- but so is becoming overweight or obese.
Lung-inspired device produces clean fuel from water
We don't think about breathing -- but it's a complex process that could help us one-day make hydrogen gas more...
Genetically modified houseplant with rabbit gene removes benzene and chloroform from the air
For a cleaner air inside your home.
Sound levitation technology might one day replace laser surgery
Sounds like magic!
This star is so massive it’s forming another star instead of planets
Now, that's a first!
Scientists reverse leading cause of late-onset Alzheimer’s, opening door for vaccine that prevents the disease
This could lead to a game-changing therapy.
First flowering plants may have appeared 50 million years earlier than previously thought
Charles Darwin called the origin of flowering plants an "abominable mystery".
Improv classes improve social skills in anxious teens
When you're in a safe space where you can't make a mistake, things become a lot less anxious.
Astronomers just discovered the most distant object in the solar system — they’ve called it ‘Farout’
It's more than 100 times farther away than Earth is from the sun.
Tornadoes form from the ground up, not the other way around as previously believed
The kind of research that could save lives.
MIT technique can shrink objects down to the nanoscale
The technique can produce structures one-thousandth the size of the originals.
Scientists make pterosaur discovery that pushes back origin of feather evolution by 70 million years
At least some pterosaurs were covered by a diverse coat of different feather and fur-like structures,
Constantly checking your phone reduces wellbeing, makes you less mindful
Psychologists call this phenomenon 'online vigilance'.
Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America
Just a few grains of the substance can kill.
InSight beams back its first selfie — and what a treat!
It's kinda vain but we like it!
Neanderthal genes may explain our unique rounded skull shape
Neanderthal genes may be making some people's skulls more elongated -- they may also explain some modern human brain evolution.
Exploding stars may have wiped off large ocean life 2.5 million years ago
The planet's largest shark may have been killed by a supernova.
Viking cats show that domesticated felines have grown bigger in time (as well as a gruesome history)
The Vikings used to skin cats for their pelts.
NASA spacecraft beams back first image from inside the Sun’s atmosphere
We have a spacecraft inside the sun's atmosphere -- take that in for a moment.
Megalodon may have been warm-blooded — and this may have ultimately doomed the huge predator
The largest fish in history may have been doomed by its active metabolism that couldn't keep up with a tough...