Gecko-inspired ‘Velcro’ could help cleanup our growing space junk problem
Inspired by nature, scientists tackle a sticky problem.
Carved human skull fragments found in world’s oldest temple hint at a morbid cult
Another spectacular find from Göbekli Tepe.
Orbiting supermassive black holes confirmed by astronomers for the time
This is one slow dance.
Llama-like creature Darwin used to call the “strangest animal ever discovered” finally gets a family
“Imagine a camel without a hump, with feet like a slender rhino, and a head shaped like a saiga antelope."
Ravens remember the faces of people who duped them into unfair deals
Don't mess with ravens.
Urban birds use cigarette butts as chemical weapons against parasites
House finches use cigarette butts to ward off ticks. They do so on purpose.
World’s largest wind turbine will be taller than the Empire State Building
In wind energy, bigger is almost always better.
Global sea levels rose 50% faster than two decades ago because of Greenland’s melting ice sheet
The cost of non-action could be dramatic by the end of the century.
Electrocaloric refrigerators could be a more energy-efficient, light-weight alternative to today’s fridges
Experimental technology for the future.
Living near noisy traffic makes it harder for women to get pregnant
Sleep quality might have something to do with the reported findings.
What exactly is a photon? Definition, properties, facts
Let's shine some light on the matter.
Why do bird eggs come in so many different shapes ? Look to the wings, biologists say
The best predictor of long or pointy eggs is a bird’s flying ability.
Amazing 14th-century longsword found in Polish bog
Not much is known about its owner.
Powerful magnetic beams might one day solve our space junk problems
ESA is proposing the most promising 'space janitor' yet.
A mutation might extend the lifespan of some men by ten years
Some are lucky.
Curiosity caught on camera climbing Martian mountain by orbiting spacecraft
Can you make out Curiosity from this satellite photo?
Dogs will sniff out stomach cancer in new Japanese trial
You can trust a dog's nose.
Driverless cars are an idea as old as the automobile itself: meet the 1911 ‘Robot Chauffeur’
This 100-year-old silent film is absurdly mesmerizing. Way ahead of its time!
Ancient prosthesis: a 3000-year-old Egyptian wooden toe
It belonged to the daughter of a priest close to the royal family.
Solar could supply up to 80% of domestic heating demand in northern latitude countries
Cold nights in Finland could be kept at bay with solar.
Icelandic family of ten psychotic members helps identify new psychosis-related mutation
One family is helping science make more progress than dozens of study before it.
Where humans went, cats followed — the story of cat domestication started 9,000 years ago
From Egypt's pyramids to Viking longboats, cats never left our side since we invented agriculture.
Guns kill or wound 7,000 children in the US yearly — it’s the third-leading cause of death among children
There is so much more we can do.
Physicists make waves by simulating black hole in a bathtub
Your childhood fantasies weren't all that off.
Abnormal chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA might explain why suicide seems to favor some people
People kill themselves for all sorts of reason, but there's a genetic makeup to it too.
Delaying meals can alter the body clock and solve some of that jet lag
Delaying breakfast for a couple of hours can help synchronize the body's biological clocks.
Chinese satellite beams entangled particles over 1,200km away, sets the stage for unhackable quantum network
This is the beginning of the quantum internet.
Phytoplankton paints Bosphorus Strait in a stunning milky turquoise
Istanbul residents were delighted with the bright and milky water, as they were quick to point out on social media.
Lost Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand, an ‘eight wonder of the world’, may have been found after 131 years
The scientists owe it all to a 19th-century field diary.
The sun likely has a lost twin called ‘Nemesis’, as do most stars like it
It sounds like the plot of a bad movie -- but it's just science.
Jupiter is likely the oldest planet in the solar system
This fatty likely had a great influence on how other later planets formed in the early solar system, including Earth.
Jupiter now officially has 69 moons. There are likely more to be confirmed
The massive gas giant likely adopted the cosmic bodies when they came too close to Jupiter's gravitational pull.
Physicists dream up LHC 2.0: a new particle accelerator three times bigger than the current LHC
Three times bigger and seven times more powerful. Particles have no idea what's in store for them.
During times of economic uncertainty, citizens prefer dominant leaders rather than prestigious candidates
Populism thrives on fear and uncertainty.
Only half a degree of warming has more than doubled India’s risk of fatal heat waves
The poor are disproportionately affected.
Neurons in the human brain actually form 11-dimensional structures
The brain's complex web just got a lot more tangled.
Retails drug price varied by more than 600% among 10 high-income countries
Average expenditures are lower among single-payer financing systems, the study found.
ISS astronauts will bake the first crumb-free, space bread in 2018
One small step for bread, one giant leap for mankind.
Suppressing reasoning side of the brain with harmless electrical zaps enhances creativity
Put that thinking cap on.
Dogs and wolves share a sense of fairness
Don't mess with the wolf.
Baby bird trapped in stunning pristine condition inside 100-million-year-old amber
An extremely rare find.
FDA wants the Opana opioid painkiller off the market
The United States is going through an opioid epidemic and this decision is a desperate attempt to do something about...
AI is better than doctors at predicting how long a patient has to live
Some information is just unreadable to humans.
Presenting the first 2D magnet: it will allow scientists to make previously impossible experiments
This magnet is just one atom thick.
NASA discovers unusual deep pit on Mars’ South Pole
NASA doesn't know yet what could have caused it.
The plot thickens: earliest Homo Sapiens fossils discovered in Morocco suggest humans evolved more than 300,000 year ago
This discovery is poised to rewrite our species' history.
Nature’s Leaning Tower of Pisa: these Cook pines always lean towards the equator
Pines in the northern hemisphere face south and southern pines always face north, conversely.
Virtual reality out-of-body experience makes people less fearful of death
Virtual reality is not just a buzz word -- it's a real game changer.
Handwashing with hot water doesn’t kill more germs than cold water. We also need surprisingly little soap
Hot water might be more comfortable but it's wasted energy when it comes to sanitizing your hands.