Dallas will turn Dangerous Floodplains into the nation’s Biggest Urban Park — 10,000 acres of nature
Things are moving in the right direction in Texas.
How a self-driving car sees the world
The road through the eyes of a self-driving car.
Gene variant that makes people less inclined to drink alcohol might help treat addiction
Genetic influence on drinking is real.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 unveiled: the aircraft that will take you from NYC to London in 3.15 hours
Fashionable supersonic flight is back!
Theory of Evolution might be in for an overhaul. Top biologists discuss much needed update
The Theory of Evolution has not been proven wrong once -- that's not to say it's perfect.
West Antarctic ice sheet is melting from the inside, signaling an accelerated collapse
The ice shelf is far more fragile than we hoped.
Fiji ants were the first plant farmers some three million years ago
Most ants scavenge your picnic, but these ones don't need anything.
Finland plans to completely ban coal use by 2030. Decision soon to come in front of Parliament
A completely radical approach to fighting the dirtiest energy source.
Stay away from the coconut crab’s pincers. It’s crushing force is almost the strongest of all land animals
Only alligators carry a heavier clamping force.
The Cormorant UAV offers a glimpse of the flying taxis of the future
The world from the Fifth Element is closer than you thought.
The giant asteroid impact that wiped out dinosaurs made the rock beneath behave like a liquid
For a moment, the ground beneath parts of Mexico behaved like a fluid.
Martian minerals might bear signatures of ancient life
Findings alien life on barren planet like Mars seems unlikely, but the discovery of the century might that of past...
Tesla converts an entire island of American Samoa from 100% diesel to 100% solar energy
The island used to import 100,000 gallons of diesel each year from overseas. Now renewable energy meets all its needs!
Autistic toddlers don’t avoid eye contact on purpose. They do, however, miss the social significance of the gaze
A longstanding debate is put to rest.
The Garden of Eel: the out of this world, mildly disturbing feeding pattern of garden eels
It's no nightmare -- just nature. And it's actually beautiful!
Scientists override fear response in humans using artificial intelligence and hard cash
Researchers think this method could help patients with PTSD and phobias.
400-year-old dental bridge made out of other people’s teeth is unexpectedly good for its time
It used to belong to a wealthy and powerful local.
Environmentalists plead Japanese and French banks to stop financing coal-fired plants in Indonesia
A story of broken promises and land grabbing.
Unique new species of spider found in China masquerades as a leaf
In China's Yunnan rain forest, one exploring arachnologist came across one of the most peculiar spider species ever.
The seat of consciousness might lie in two brain regions. Stimulating them could wake up patients from coma
Scientists zero in on the biological components and mechanisms that give rise to consciousness.
The Canadian government’s double standards: acting on climate but seeking to export more fossil fuels
It seems unbelievable, but this cabinet pretends these new oil and gas exports will become someone else's problem.
Pluto’s ‘heart’ might be filled with an ocean of liquid water
Pluto shares some love.
Mathematicians use their skills to find the perfect cup of coffee
It's all in the grain size.
Fighting climate change with inner change: a case for heightened spiritual awareness
How one organization is proposing solving climate change by looking inwards, not outwards for solutions.
Vampires might be on to something: blood from young humans rejuvenates old mice
It's the plot of a dark vampire movie.
Surprise, surprise: stricter gun control laws led to fewer fatalities while permissive ones get more people killed
It's high time we talk about guns and who gets to own them.
Will geoengineering save us from climate change? Not if we don’t care enough to research it, COP22 panel says
We could cool down the planet starting tomorrow if we wanted to, but we don't know what would happen next.
Book review: ‘Taste as Experience: The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food’
This is a pragmatic take to gusto, one that both foodies and the 'profane' will enjoy.
10 Vintage National Park Posters that wanted to cure the Great Depression
When you're broke, but at least you've got nature
Here’s how Donald Trump might bring the U.S. back to the climate ‘dark ages’
President Trump could be a disaster for the climate.
Laser stopwatch measures atomic events with trillionth of a billionth of a second accuracy
This is one fast 'camera'.
Scientists make semiconductor-free chip that work similarly to vacuum tubes
Taking hints from pre-1950s technology, researchers devised semiconductor-free electronics that operate faster and can handle more power.
Scientists launch new survey of Yellowstone to make the most accurate map of the park’s subsurface
The goal is to identify the pathways hot water uses to travel to the surface.
Carbon dating confirms poachers are on a killing spree: 90% of ivory seized since 2002 is three years old
Forensic techniques suggest elephant massacres in Africa are as bad as we thought.
Machine learning identifies suicidal patterns with 93 percent accuracy
Machines can tell when someone is contemplating suicide.
World leaders convene for COP22 in Marrakech to turn promises into action
All eyes are on Marrakesh for the next two weeks as the most important climate event of the year unfolds.
Is napping good or bad? Here’s what the science says so far
The benefits and downside of napping explained.
A huge black hole is zipping ‘naked’ through the universe, and it’s not phased one bit by it
What an astronomical flasher.
Presenting the electron kaleidoscope: the first ever colour electron microscope
This new technique could be revolutionary for science.
Self-healing battery pulls itself back together if you cut it in half — still delivers electricity
These electronics just won't die.
This 50,000-year-old settlement found in Australia’s barren interior shows Aboriginal ancestors were skilled survivors
Right in the middle of nowhere, ancient humans ventured to start a new life.
The biggest space telescope in the world, the JWST, is finally complete. It will launch in 2018
The James Webb Space Telescope can see a bumblebee a moon's distance away.
Chain-smoking robot lights up 12 cigarettes like a gatling gun for science
The real-life Bender could be a life saver.
New laser tech could be the life-sniffing ‘nose’ for NASA’s next Mars rover
An innovative technology could drastically up our chances of finding alien life inside the solar system.
Jesus Christ’s burial tomb sees light of day for the first time in 500 years
Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem's Old Town to witness a historic moment.
Chinese leader pressures Trump to uphold milestone climate change pact if he’s elected
Trump might jeopardize the most important climate change text in history.
Spinach doped with carbon nanotubes turns into explosive detector
The next generation of monitor sensing could be half plant, half machine.
Amazing photos of Exp 49 astronauts touching down on Earth after 115 days in space
One skilled photographer shows what coming to Earth feels like.
A snake with the largest venom glands and known as the ‘killer of killers’ might help us make the best painkillers
You often have to look in peculiar (and dangerous) places for innovation.