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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.
Everyone with sense except Australia's Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, realizes coal is done for.
Big plans ahead for Tesla.
We now know much more about the civilization that dominated the American Southwest for hundreds of years.
It's a great story that reminds us complicated solutions can have very simple solutions. But the Russian pencil story is just a myth, though.
What a great day for science!
The communication rate is practical enough to be useful for many patients.
Seriously ambitious action is needed if we're to avert 1.5 C of global warming.
The world grows enough food. The challenge lies in controlling waste and protein distribution.
The leader of the California Senate just introduced one of the most aggressive renewable energy mandate in the nation. More ambitious action like this, please!
At $100/kWh stored wind and power becomes competitive with conventional power.
A new solution proposed by researchers in Germany and Spain is so elegant and effective that it might revolutionise water purification.
The impact is huge. Even the bald eagle is affected.
With each passing day we diverge slightly from the person we were just a moment ago.
Resource scarcity was the only thing that predicted systematic homicide, not political organization.
Turtles likely used their retracting necks to initially catch prey and only later used this trait for defense.
A century-old machine has been turned into a 21st century hydrogen manufacturing device.
A lifelong dream may have come true. Half a million deaths every year could be averted thanks to this vaccine.
An area the size of the Indian subcontinent is distinct enough to constitute a separate continent, a new paper suggests.
Large objects were levitated by exploiting temperature differences. This method works with any kind of object.
An iconic beast long extinct could be back in our midst.
But you still shouldn't take supplements if you're not Vitamin D deficient.
Solar is growing beyond expectations.
A man ahead of his time.
A key molecule in tire production that's typically sourced from petroleum was made for the first time using biomass.
This famous psychological test might be outdated but that doesn't mean we can't learn from it.
Big corporations screen their executives for personality disorders. Why aren't we doing the same for politicians?
“This is a big signing, very important signing,” Trump said after he signed a bill that will basically make it impossible to check corruption of US oil&mining corporations operating abroad.
The new grain can plant itself back since it's a perennial hybrid. No GMOs involved.
But its citizens need to feel this growth in their monthly statement otherwise a disaster might happen.
This is what you get when you teach AI to behave like a human.
This is molecular surgery.
