Voyager-1 spacecraft: 40 years of history and interstellar flight
Despite traveling more than ten billion miles in four decades, Voyager-1 is still at it.
Revolutionary new quantum computer design might be the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for
"It's amazing no-one had thought of it before," said one of the scientists involved.
Scientists catch human evolution in the making
Gene variants linked to Alzheimer's or heavy smoking are being gradually weeded out by natural selection.
More than a million years from now, our solar system will briefly house two stars
It will shine three times brighter than Mars in the night's sky. It might also cause an unpleasant stir in...
CRISPR used for first time to change flower color in Japanese ornamental plant
A popular Japanese flower was used to demonstrate the power of CRISPR.
Neanderthals were distilling tar 200,000 years ago well before humans
Neanderthals were far more complex than meets the eye.
Why am I always cold? Science to the rescue
Feeling cold all the time isn't necessarily a bad thing but there are things you can do to raise temperature.
SpaceX completes critical test ahead of the first launch for world’s most powerful operational rocket
This year is shaping up as SpaceX's best one yet.
Pig organ transplants into humans might be two years away in China
Scientists are now desperately seeking government approval for the 2019 clinical trial.
Why leaves come in so many different sizes, explained by new study
A new study overturns a classic textbook theory.
Ancient elephant species was twice as heavy as today’s modern cousins
A huge elephant used to roam the Middle East up to 300,000 years ago.
Over 20 hectares of Roman ruins discovered submerged off Tunisian coast
An unexpected archaeological finding confirms devastation at the hand of an ancient tsunami.
Intelligent alien life hunters pick up 15 high-energy bursts far across the universe
The mysterious high-energy signals are unaccounted for. Alien technology is not excluded.
Great apes abilities misunderstood in decades of research by human hubris
Sure, we think chimps are clever -- but never as clever as us.
Ancient whales had sharp predator teeth unlike today’s gentle giants
How baleen whale's filter combs appeared is still an intriguing mystery.
Surprising harmonic structure might be the secret to writing a pop hit, new study finds
People love surprises and music is no exception.
World’s deepest living fish is the ghostly snailfish. It was spotted 8,178 meters down the Mariana Trench
There's a whole unexplored, almost alien-like world at the bottom of the world's deepest oceans.
This heroin vaccine might solve part of our growing opioid addiction problems
It works by blocking the drug's 'high' which could lead to breaking the cycle of addiction.
Adorable pig-nosed frog completely new to science found in India
There's more to it than meets the eye.
Ancient 3700-year-old Babylonian tablet may be earliest evidence of trigonometry
It shows Babylonians knew about Pythagorean theorem centuries before Pythagoras was even alive!
Though extinct for centuries, the Dodo’s secrets and lifestyle have now come to light
Extinct but not forgotten.
How mythical creatures can help conservation or, on the contrary, lead to species going extinct
There's a connection between the Loch Ness Monster and keeping wildlife safe.
Astronomers just compiled the most detailed image of an alien star — and it just looks stunning
This is 620 light-years away!
The LeverAxe uses physics to finally bring splitting wood to the 21st century
It took a while, but the axe's 8,000-year-old design finally got a much needed revamp.
Cyborg bacteria equipped with tiny solar panels outperform photosynthesis
Trees aren't obsolete yet but this hybrid system can do amazing things.
Roadmap aims to supercharge 139 countries to 100% renewable energy by 2050
Going 100% renewable eliminates 4-7 million air pollution deaths each year and creates 24 million long-term, full-time jobs.
Crew of first ever combat submarine, the Confederate Hunley, was killed by their own torpedo
After more than 150 years, an able scientist solved the mystery of the eight sailors who died sinking a Union...
Tiniest ‘monster trucks’ race over a fraction of a width of the human hair in the first NanoRace
This was one exciting event. Now that's a race I'd watch!
Cars or watches with wider faces makes consumers feel more dominant
People generally avoid people with wide faces but seem to be attracted to products with the same trait.
Diamond rain of Neptune and Uranus mimicked in the lab by scientists
Yes, on some planets it rains diamonds!
Trump Administration reverses ban on plastic water bottles in America’s national parks. ‘Corporate agenda is king,’ say environmentalists
The latest in a long running-list of anti-environmental measures by the President and team.
Preliminary results suggests probiotic immunotherapy cures peanut allergy four years after treatment
Sometimes you have to fight nuts with nuts (and probiotic).
Scientists make healthy sperm in the lab, raising hope for those suffering from genetic male infertility
They started from a mouse's ear tissue cells, which they eventually turned into healthy sperm.
How algae prepared the ground for complex life 650 million years ago
The story of the rise of the algae.
Gene variant that makes plump, juicy tomatoes identified by scientists
Who doesn't love a plump tomato?
Why adding water to whiskey makes it taste better, or so some scientists claim
Diluting whiskey with a touch of water can enhance its taste.
Missing link dinosaur bridges the gap between vegetarians and meat eating dinosaurs
This missing link provides a glimpse into how different dinosaurs groups split and evolved differently.
Ancient coins reveal when Rome became an empire
Even in science, you can learn a lot of things if you follow the money.
What’s the difference between HIV and AIDS
You shouldn't use the two interchangeably.
What does 5-sigma mean in science?
In science, there's no room for certainty. But we can get close enough by using statistical significance.
New insights into testicular macrophages, the guardians of male fertility
Meet the testis police!
Nanotech makes solar panels literally green, hopefully making them more appealing
What's your excuse now for not using solar energy?
Scientists find 91 new volcanoes miles beneath Antarctica’s thick ice sheet
Exciting but scary news at the same time.
Why sea levels around Finland and Sweden are dropping while the rest of the world is drowning
Earth is not a bathtub and some places actually experience a sea level drop due to climate change.
We can form new memories while we’re asleep but not the meaningful kind
The implications aren't clear yet but you won't learn French in your sleep anytime soon.
Book Review: ‘Unsolved! The History and Mystery of the World’s Greatest Ciphers’
A great book for those who want to brush up on some cipher history as well those who want to...
Scientists develop spit-activated battery
The battery could power critical electronics like diagnostic sensors in developing countries.
Not all video games are equal: some hurt your brain while others improve cognition
Action games that use in-game GPS do not promote spatial reasoning and can lead to a gray matter decrease in...
Newly identifed 500-million-year old ancient worm had 50 spines bulging from its head
It looked rather scary and ugly. Nevertheless, it was an important creature in life's evolutionary history.