Massive 2.3-gigapixel image of Fornax Galaxy Cluster documents galactic ‘serial killer’
You'll feel very, very small after reading seeing this image.
Paris will get its own ‘vertical forest’ which will add one hectare of trees
Two thousand trees, shrubs, and other plants will cover the wooden facade of a 54-meter-tall tower.
Despite oral hygiene, chewing still leaves nanowear on teeth
This fundamental understanding could lead to better oral health but also new insights in evolutionary biology.
Three science-proven techniques for lucid dreaming
One technique had a success rate of 46 percent.
Einstein tipped a Japanese bellboy with notes on living a happy life. They’ve now sold for $1.8 million
It's rather ironic and one can only wonder what Einstein would say about all of this.
What did the first trees look like?
Their anatomy was staggeringly complex, like intricate pipe works.
Cassini is no more, but it left us one of the most memorable photos of Saturn
The spacecraft's legacy lives on.
Transparent solar technology could provide 40% of US power if deployed across all glass surfaces
There's a huge untapped potential for solar energy across America's shining skyscrapers.
Wild chimpanzees have remarkably stable personality traits
Researchers revisited some chimps in Tanzania after more than 40 years and found their personality stayed remarkably consistent.
Shrews literally shrink their heads with the seasons
The animals do it to survive the harsh winter, likely sacrificing cognitive abilities in the process.
Mysterious 9.7-million-year-old fossilized teeth likely belong to unknown ancient European primate
Some speculate the teeth may belong to a hominid species but evidence backs no such sensationalist claim.
Book review: ‘The Little Book of Black Holes’
A brief overview of some of the strangest objects in the cosmos.
Global pollution linked to one in six premature deaths. It’s worse than wars, AIDS and road accidents combined
The real scope of pollution and how it affects livelihoods is often misrepresented.
NASA discovers Mars has a magnetic tail twisted by solar wind
Mars has an invisible magnetic tail and it might contribute to Martian atmospheric loss.
The AI buster-buster: new machine dominates AI that dominated humans at Go
It seems our AI overlords have overlords of themselves.
Water wells serving 2 million Americans could be contaminated with high levels of Arsenic
Millions of Americans are potentially exposed to high concentrations of arsenic from their drinking water.
Flying insect biomass decreased by 75 percent over 27 years in nature reserves
We're responsible and it's up to us to clean up the mess.
Some cognitive training games can really boost the brain
One cognitive test widely used in research can improve working memory. The training won't make you smarter, though.
Evidence keeps pilling up in favor of the mysterious Planet Nine
A ninth planet 10 times bigger than Earth might be lurking far away within the solar system.
Stress could be as harmful to your gut’s health as junk food
Stress can trigger changes in the bacterial colonies that occupy the gut, similarly to obesity.
Why the gravitational waves splashed by the merger of two dying stars spells a revolution in astronomy
This was an amazing week in science -- with much more to come.
Americans vastly overestimate the size of the gay minority in the USA, and this could influence gay rights
According to the most recent surveys, Americans generally overestimate the size of the country's homosexual community six-fold.
Magic mushrooms relieve depression symptoms by ‘reseting’ brain
Patients reported feeling 'reset' or 'rebooted'. Their depression symptoms improved immediately after taking the drug.
Monster solar flare could wipe out our electric infrastructure within next 100 years
It happened before and it could happen again rather soon. Damage to power grids, satellites, and communications could amount to...
Melt runoff is making the waters around Greenland less saline
The consequences are important for ecosystem health.
First ‘negative emissions plant’ that turns ambient CO2 into stone switches on in Iceland
This is still experimental technology but in the future it could prove to be a lifeline.
Hyperloop One joins ‘Virgin’ family following Richard Branson investment
The Hyperloop concept just got a whole lot sexier.
Artificial camouflage skin mimics the octopus’ unparalleled morphing
The amazing camo-skin was funded by the military and could one day make its way into the battlefield.
Easter Island natives may not have sailed all the way to South America after all
It doesn't seem that Native Americans mixed with Polynesians before European contact.
Human activity is destroying the ozone layer — again
The ozone layer recovery could be delayed by as many as 30 years by rising industrial pollutants.
More than half of police killings in the United States were not officially documented
A disturbing new study shows that the government fails to accurately count law-enforcement related deaths in the United States.
The secret to the albatross sustained flight: staying crosswind at all times
The bird can effortlessly travel up to 500 miles in a single day just by occasionally flapping its formidable wings.
Gaping hole larger than the Netherlands opens up in icy sea off Antarctica
Scientists caution that it's too early to involve climate change in this instance.
Surge in pest resistance is making biotech crops worldwide less effective
Some crops fare much better than others so there's a lot of lessons we can learn.
What gives durian, the world’s smelliest fruit, its distinctive pungent scent
Their aroma has been described as "terrible" and "foul". Now we know why.
Scientists coax bacteria to assemble into a pressure sensor
Living electronics could be a game changer.
How dirty, soot-covered birds can track down pollution over a whole century
Back in the day when Chicago and Pittsburg were the world's Beijing and New Delhi.
We could power the whole of human civilization with wind turbines in the open sea
Offshore wind farms could provide three times more power than land-based turbines
Revolutionary optical upgrade enables ground-based telescopes to hunt for alien planets
This could be a game changer.
Obscure 3,200-year-old stone inscription finally gets deciphered — tells of Troy prince conquests and ‘Sea People’
Troy is back in the limelight with a story written in a long-forgotten language.
Reversing a current’s flow is theoretically possible in a quantum system
More weird quantum physics.
Elusive stick insect thought extinct for 80 years is still alive and kicking
The amazing story of an insect presumed dead for decades.
Early modern humans formed complex social networks to avoid inbreeding as early as 34,000 years ago
The findings partially explain why humans were more successful than Neanderthals.
The moon once had an atmosphere seeded by volcanic eruptions
It must have looked like a weird sight from Earth's vantage point.
Neonicotinoid pesticides found in 75 percent of honey worldwide
The pesticide is heavily linked with the dramatic collapse of bee populations around the world.
Scientists discover 15 new gecko species in Myanmar
They're all adorable. Alas, some could already be threatened.
Just 3% of Americans own 50% of the country’s guns
About 7.7 million American 'superusers' own between eight and 140 firearms.
Marijuana use among teenagers drops to lowest since 1994, despite widespread legalization
Legal or not, teens aren't that interested in cannabis anymore.
A woman’s reaction to a 15-year-old tattoo nearly fooled doctors it was cancer
The story brings into discussion the often overlooked issue of tattoo ink safety.
Scientists make first quantum video call. It’s supposedly unhackable
Sharing sensitive data will never be the same.