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Copernicus is one of the most valuable scientific programs in the world you likely never heard about.
Money is hard to come by these days in Italy but at least people have their good health.
When the kea plays its playful call other parrots just can't help themselves and join in.
This U.S. flag is only a couple nanometers wide or thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
The biofuels reduce carbon emissions and the formation of contrails.
This animal keeps on surprising us.
There's a lot we can learn from these people's lifestyle.
In a rare opportunity, scientists are studying how planets are forming in a very young solar system. They got more than they bargained for.
Sweden wants its citizens to become proficient in two important skills for the 21st century -- and it's working its way bottom-up.
Don't resist progress.
No one knows who the direct ancestor of Neanderthals is but this skull might help shed light.
It's never been easier to make an informed, market-based decision about going solar.
Sustainable design for a greener academic future.
Putting the world's growing food waste problem on wheels.
A daring team of scientists will battle the elements to save ice cores which hold treasures of scientific data before it's too late.
A new study offers an unorthodox explanation for how supermassive black hole formed in the early Universe.
The 21st century biggest musical prodigy might turn out to be a machine.
America's largest renewable energy source will continue to add a lot of new jobs in the coming years.
Exactly six years later after the tsunami hit Fukushima, at least some residents can now sleep without worries.
A groundbreaking study suggests the human brain works fundamentally different than science thought.
This is totally not normal and nobody knows for sure what happened.
Electric cars are getting better and better. With style to boot.
This is no chicken or the egg story.
Finally, scientists explain what's with the panda's cute black and white patches.
One award-winning company is back in style with another crazy robot.
Oil spills are never a pretty sight but an innovative sponge-like material could make these events far less disastrous.
There's a massive opportunity to clean urban air if people can be convinced to share taxis.
After the researchers gave the AI "intuition", it blew away most professional human players.
Cranial fragments discovered in China can't be pinned down to any known human species. Some speculate it might be Denisovan.
Masayoshi Son wants to be in the front row when the singularity is finally here.
Cotard's syndrome makes people believe they're dead and that they do not require any food, water, or even hygiene to function.
A huge breakthrough might help solve our growing 'big data' storage problem.
In Beijing and other municipalities, all taxi drivers will be forced to gradually switch to electric.
The story of the manchineel -- a tree that grows on the coast of tropical locations -- and why should stay the heck away from it.
Squishy animals like the octopus or squid used to have hard internal shells up until 100 million years ago.
They're the shortest sleepers in the animal kingdom. Scientists also found elephants get little to no REM sleep, which might be very important.
What does a fraud do when he's caught red-handed? He just keeps on lying.
A serious study about funny people.
Previously, lack of sleep was associated with dementia. Now, we learn too much sleep can have similar consequences.
An interesting study suggests some of us might be molding appearance to match our names.
With enough training, humans can accurately assess environments using only sound waves.
Wildfires are generally good for forests but the current trend is anything but natural.
A solution for people who think rooftop solar is ugly.
Many studies have found naltrexone effective against alcohol addiction but few doctors prescribe it to addicts.
Scientists image neurons branching from a brain region thought to be the 'seat of consciousness.'
By adding fibers, scientists have turned a soft gel into a material tougher than many metals.
A faulty science experiment from 1989 still gets people excited three decades later. But is this bad science or actually possible somehow?
A great introduction to how networks work.
I have a feeling this still won't settle the debate.
An important incursion into bot sociology.
