Drug reverses aging in mice. The rodents saw increased stamina, better organ function, and restored fur
For humans, the same kind of therapy seems years away.
Record-breaking silicon solar cell efficiency of 26.6% demonstrated by Japanese researchers, very close to the theoretical limit
We're getting closer to the ideal silicon solar cell.
‘It’s not your fault’: Two-thirds of cancers are due to random genetic mutations, but lifestyle is still very important
Only 29 percent of cancers can be attributed to lifestyle or environmental factors while heritability could explain 5 percent of...
The Fellowship of the Ring needed 675 pieces of lembas bread to reach Mordor, study finds
They would have needed fewer pieces of lembas if it weren't for those hungry 'stinking hobbitses'.
Largest ‘artificial sun’ switched on in Germany to research hydrogen production
German engineers turn on a huge light bulb to better understand solar energy.
Why woodpeckers don’t get headaches
The woodpecker's skull is simply built different.
Building Hoover Dam, in pictures (1931-1936)
The story of how one of the most iconic American infrastructure works got built -- all in pictures.
Medical breakthrough: first patient cured of a rare and painful blood disorder called CDA
Fewer than 1,000 cases are reported worldwide. Now, a breakthrough procedure offers hope to these patients who have to undergo...
Tree-on-a-chip mimics passive pumping mechanism found in plants and trees
MIT found an elegant solution to a complex problem.
Landslide spotted on comet for the first time using Rosetta’s images
Comets are far more geologically active than we thought.
Dutch researchers demonstrate 42.8 gbps connection using Li-Fi. It’s 100 times faster than the best Wi-Fi
It uses infrared light instead of radio waves to transfer data.
The face of a Medieval ‘poor man’ living in England 700 years ago
Scientists performed a remarkable facial reconstruction of a 15th century man who lived his last days at the mercy of...
Copernicus: the treasure in the sky helping science and the climate with free and open data
Copernicus is one of the most valuable scientific programs in the world you likely never heard about.
Despite a struggling economy, Italy has the healthiest citizens in the world
Money is hard to come by these days in Italy but at least people have their good health.
New Zealand parrot’s ‘laugh’ is so contagious other birds just can’t resist joining in
When the kea plays its playful call other parrots just can't help themselves and join in.
Tiniest U.S. flag ever appeared by accident after researchers toyed with a 2-D material
This U.S. flag is only a couple nanometers wide or thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Biofuels reduce jet engine emissions by as much as 70%, NASA says
The biofuels reduce carbon emissions and the formation of contrails.
How the water bear defies death even in the vacuum of space by wrapping its cells in glass
This animal keeps on surprising us.
A tribe living in the Bolivian rainforest has the healthiest hearts in the world
There's a lot we can learn from these people's lifestyle.
Astronomers zoom in on baby solar system only 300 light-years away that’s forcing us to rethink planetary formation
In a rare opportunity, scientists are studying how planets are forming in a very young solar system. They got more...
Swedish kids will learn programming from their first year in primary school. They’ll also learn how to spot fake news
Sweden wants its citizens to become proficient in two important skills for the 21st century -- and it's working its...
Mysterious 400,000-year-old skull found in Portugal might have belonged to a Neanderthal ancestor
No one knows who the direct ancestor of Neanderthals is but this skull might help shed light.
Google tool that calculates the solar energy potential of your rooftop expands to all 50 states
It's never been easier to make an informed, market-based decision about going solar.
Architect directly worked with students to design a stunning zero-emissions new university building in Germany
Sustainable design for a greener academic future.
Scientists found a way to make car tires using eggshells and tomato peels
Putting the world's growing food waste problem on wheels.
How climate change is forcing some scientists to move ice from a mountain in Bolivia to Antarctica
A daring team of scientists will battle the elements to save ice cores which hold treasures of scientific data before...
To birth supermassive black holes in the early universe, some galaxies may have had to be sacrificed
A new study offers an unorthodox explanation for how supermassive black hole formed in the early Universe.
Artificial intelligence can write classical music like a human composer. It’s the first non-human artist whose music is now copyrighted
The 21st century biggest musical prodigy might turn out to be a machine.
Wind energy could generate a quarter million new jobs by 2020 in the US alone, and an economic impact of $85 billion
America's largest renewable energy source will continue to add a lot of new jobs in the coming years.
Six years after a disastrous meltdown, it is now officially safe to live in some parts of Fukushima
Exactly six years later after the tsunami hit Fukushima, at least some residents can now sleep without worries.
Dendrites generate electrical spikes too — human brain computing capacity might be 100 times larger than thought
A groundbreaking study suggests the human brain works fundamentally different than science thought.
Doctors record brain activity in a deceased patient 10 minutes after death
This is totally not normal and nobody knows for sure what happened.
Porsche’s first fully electric vehicle, the Mission E, could charge in only 15 minutes
Electric cars are getting better and better. With style to boot.
Enhanced vision, and not limbs, may have prompted fish to become the first land animals
This is no chicken or the egg story.
Why pandas have dark and white patches: camouflage and communication
Finally, scientists explain what's with the panda's cute black and white patches.
Check the wheels on that thing: Boston Dynamics’ latest robot overlord
One award-winning company is back in style with another crazy robot.
Revolutionary material can absorb 90 times its weight in spilled oil. It can be squeezed like a sponge and then reused
Oil spills are never a pretty sight but an innovative sponge-like material could make these events far less disastrous.
Sharing taxi rides could significantly reduce cost and emissions. Study suggests it can work in virtually any big city
There's a massive opportunity to clean urban air if people can be convinced to share taxis.
A.I. for Texas Hold’em has 10 times the win rate of professional poker players
After the researchers gave the AI "intuition", it blew away most professional human players.
Peculiar ancient skulls have both human and Neanderthal features. Could belong to a new hominid species
Cranial fragments discovered in China can't be pinned down to any known human species. Some speculate it might be Denisovan.
Japanese billionaire wants to raise $100 billion to be among the first to reach the singularity with a 10,000 IQ computer chip
Masayoshi Son wants to be in the front row when the singularity is finally here.
Inside the minds of real-life zombies — people who think they have a dead brain inside a living body
Cotard's syndrome makes people believe they're dead and that they do not require any food, water, or even hygiene to...
Operating system and a movie, among others, stored in DNA with no errors. The method can pack 215 petabytes of data in a single gram of DNA
A huge breakthrough might help solve our growing 'big data' storage problem.
China will force 67,000 fossil fuel-powered Taxis to switch to electric in order to cut back on pollution
In Beijing and other municipalities, all taxi drivers will be forced to gradually switch to electric.
Meet the deadliest tree in the world. It’s so dangerous you could die just by standing underneath it
The story of the manchineel -- a tree that grows on the coast of tropical locations -- and why should...
When the octopus and squid lost their shells
Squishy animals like the octopus or squid used to have hard internal shells up until 100 million years ago.
Wild elephants need only two hours of sleep — that’s the lowest duration of sleep for any animal
They're the shortest sleepers in the animal kingdom. Scientists also found elephants get little to no REM sleep, which might...
NaturalNews gets removed from Google for playing against the rules, turns it all into a major conspiracy theory for profit
What does a fraud do when he's caught red-handed? He just keeps on lying.
Scientists pick the brain of comedians to learn about the neuroscience of humor
A serious study about funny people.