Gene mutation very common in a Amish community might extend lifespan by 10 years
The Amish could hold the secret to the 'fountain of youth'.
Bacteria-printed solar cells produce electricity during both day and night
Living solar cells could power medical or environmental sensors. They're fully biodegradable too.
Scientists create ‘Trippy Machine’ that induces drug-free hallucinations
The purpose is to identify how everyday consciousness works.
Light therapy might improve depression symptoms in bipolar patients
Some sunshine to brighten a bad mood.
Quantum encryption is now fast enough to support a ‘unhackable’ internet
The required hardware is inconvenient, however.
Scientists successfully transplant coral into the devastated Great Barrier Reef
This successful first trial might one day save the reef.
Every other summer expected to break heat records by 2030
By 2050, virtually every summer will be hotter than anything we've experienced to date.
Dolly the cloned sheep did not age prematurely, suggesting cloning hazards have been exagerated
There may still be health risks with cloning but we might have been looking at the wrong kind.
Common jellyfish is actually two distinct species
It took us 175 years to spot the difference.
NASA records 20 years of changing seasons in new global map
The ebb of 20 years worth of seasons condensed in 2.5 minutes.
Lightning reacts with the atmosphere to produce nuclear reactions and antimatter
As if lightning wasn't insane enough.
AI-powered drones race against human pilots
Humans had the upper hand for now. In the long run, though, drones prove more reliable.
Scientists turn alligator scales into primitive ‘feathers’
The research suggests the same pathway may have been taken by dinosaurs as they transitioned to birds.
Cassini’s stunning farewell picture of Saturn
After 11 years in space, this marvelous shot of the ringed planet was taken
That flowing briny water on Mars? It might just be sand
That's how science works sometimes.
Scientists ‘reclone’ world’s first cloned dog
They want to see if there are any health hazards to cloning.
Big Tobacco will run anti-smoking ads, one decade after court order
Anti-tobacco advocates are furious the delay will make the campaign less effective.
Cigar-shaped asteroid is the first interstellar object we’ve seen in the solar system
A strange visitor from interstellar space came to visit. It might teach us a thing or two about the universe.
Huge extinct sea cow found beneath Russian beach
It used to be a gentle beast which tragically succumbed to human overhunting.
NASA reinvents the wheel with new, ‘chainmail’ tire design
Finally, no more flat tires!
Pregnant women urged to sleep on side to lower risk of stillbirth
Sleeping on the back in the third trimester doubles the risk of stillbirth.
Owning a dog significantly lowers risk of premature death, especially in people living alone
Owing a doggo seems to our health well.
Trump Administration reverses ban on African ivory
Even when you'd think he couldn't possibly stoop any lower, there he is, defying all odds.
Layers of hydrocarbon haze could explain why Pluto’s so super-cold
Pluto just got a lot more interesting.
What ‘left-handed’ fish can teach us about asymetrical brains
This little fish might teach us how handedness appeared.
New Earth-sized exoplanet found nearby might be ‘comfy’ enough for life
Who knows -- this might make a great second home.
How greenhouse gas emissions would drop if all Americans went vegan
The positive impact on the environment is significant but at the cost of the population's health.
NASA captures close-up of one of largest iceberg in history to split off Antarctica
Pretty and disturbing at the same time.
Too much of a good thing: very smart executives are less able leaders
Intelligence positively correlates with good leadership -- but only up to a point.
Long-necked sauropod made world’s longest dinosaur trackway
The 150-million-year-old dinosaur tracks are excellently preserved.
Astronomers are on the lookout for low-frequency gravitational waves generated by merging supermassive black holes
An ingenious technique could enable us to witness some of the strongest gravitational waves.
Natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change doubled in the past 3 years
Our planet's most valuable 'natural jewels' might disappear if we don't do something about it.
Zipping genetic data in DNA could enable scientists to implant complex ‘programmes’ into cells
Scientists took inspiration from digital compression to 'zip' DNA.
After three flat-line years, global carbon emissions are back on the rise
A sign that far more ambitious action is required in order to avoid runaway climate change.
Scientists embed flexible, washable integrated circuits into fabric
Smart clothing just got sleeker.
New ‘Golden’ Potato packed with Vitamin A and E could fight malnutrition in developing nations
A new GMO crop could help millions with micronutrient deficiencies.
Dinosaurs might have still been alive today had apocalyptic asteroid fallen somewhere else 66 million years ago
Dinosaurs had a 9/10 chance they'd make it -- but they drew the short straw.
Having a cat around the house keeps asthma away in newborns
Cat allergens reduce the incidence of asthma in newborns by a factor of two.
Ancient otter packed a surprisingly strong bite
It was very different from modern living otters.
‘Zombie star’ cheats death again and again, dumbfounding scientists
A unique astronomical event is leaving many scientists scratching their heads.
Astronomers find one of the oldest known object in the Universe, formed only a billion years after Big Bang
It's supposed to be one of the first galaxies.
World’s first ‘negative findings’ science prize aims to tackle publication bias
Researchers are encouraged to publish null results. Science needs them just as much as positive findings.
New therapy rejuvenates old cells in the lab, which now behave like young cells
Shortly after the therapy, the aged cells started dividing and had longer telomeres.
Enceladus’ hidden ocean is kept warm by porous core
The findings could have important consequences for the prospect of finding alien life there.
After the dinosaurs went extinct, mammals crawled out of the dark to take over
The extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs left many empty niches for the mammals' taking.
What the oldest spiral galaxy can teach us about how the Milky Way evolved
It was around just 2.6 billion years after the Big Bang.
Scientists discover new type of fusion reaction — merging quarks is eight times more powerful than single reactions in H-bomb
Scientists were afraid this could lead to a planetary-bomb but, luckily, there's nothing to worry about.
T. Rex’s tiny arms weren’t meek after all — new research says they were meant for ‘vicious slashing’
T. Rex's forearms don't look that clumsy anymore.