Is this the fifth fundamental force of nature? Physics might never be the same
Physics just got a whole lot more interesting.
What are abundant and sustainable fuels? “Folks, that’s of course the fossil fuels,” says President of Koch-funded shill group
The Koch Brothers' rhetoric not only defies logic and facts, but the English language also.
A CEO’s pay is enough to train all the company’s laid-off coal miners for jobs in sustainable energy
The coal industry is tanking -- hundreds of thousands are getting fired, while execs are getting a raise. One startling...
Dust-sized sensors might one day monitor brain nerves. No batteries required
Dust-sized sensors might one day sit on the forefront of the medicine of the future.
California’s highways will generate electricity from cars driving over them
California will harvest freeways for electricity.
Self-shading windows switch from transparent to opaque, no power required
Who needs curtains when you can flip a switch and insta-magically change your windows' opacity.
‘Brain training’ assisted by VR and an exoskeleton helps paraplegics regain control of limbs
Groundbreaking research changes the lives of paralyzed patients by helping them regain their senses.
Two dwarf-galaxies have left the wilderness to join a galactic party
Drawn by gravity, a dwarf galaxy pair is leaving the void for a more crowded region of the universe.
Longest-living vertebrate is a 400-year-old Greenland Shark
A groundbreaking study found a giant lurking beneath the Arctic might be the oldest living vertebrate today.
Mesmerizing video shows how liquid nitrogen skates across gasoline
The simple pleasures in life.
Why sonar needs to adapt to new sound highways in the Arctic
Climate change is creating super corridors for sound waves beneath the Arctic.
U.S. government rejects bid to re-schedule pot, but relaxes barriers for marijuana research
The U.S. government threw a bone, at least.
Real extent of sea level rise obscured by 1991 massive volcano eruption
How a volcano may have hidden sea level rise all this time.
Magician makes things that don’t exist disappear for science
Everybody loves magic!
Neanderthals’ big eyes helped them flourish, not perish as previously suggested
Big-eyed Neanderthals were successful due to this feature, not in spite of.
One in Eight Americans say they regularly smoke pot — almost double since 2013
Pot is becoming very popular among Americans. Or it's always been, but we're only beginning to find out.
Superluminous supernovas explode twice, create some of the most powerful magnets in the universe
When a star is ready to drop the curtain, it goes out with a bang -- a supernova explosion. But...
Deadly bacteria breeding more in the oceans because of global warming
Developing countries, yet again, will be the most vulnerable in the face of such risks.
How a 1967 Solar Flare nearly plunged the World into Nuclear Holocaust
All because the sun had a bad day and 'farted'.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar speech raised more climate change awareness than Earth Day
DiCaprio absolutely killed it -- and we now have the numbers to prove it.
Horses owe ambling gait to a gene mutation which first appeared more than 1,000 years ago
The Vikings then spread the new breed to mainland Europe.
Tesla Autopilot might have saved this guy’s life
Tesla Autopilot -- not that bad. Not bad at all.
A history of computer science, from punch cards to virtual reality
A brief binary history of computer science.
Scientists discover new ‘Frankenstein’ form of light, with important consequences for quantum computing
An intriguing electron-light interaction was discovered by scientists.
Tinder might make you feel less satisfied with your appearance and lowers self-esteem
Some let Tinder get the best of them...
Great Barrier Reef rodent becomes first extinct mammal at the hand of climate change
Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys, is now officially extinct, scientists say.
Boycotting the Rio Olympics? Then you should watch and support the first Cyborg Olympics instead
Forget Rio, this is far more interesting.
The highest paid CEOs are in charge of companies that have the poorest returns
Usually, the higher the CEO's pay, the worse the company's performance. Imagine that...
Legendary Chinese mega flood was real: 4,000 years ago the Yellow river spewed four trillion gallons of water
Once thought a mere legend, now a scientific fact.
Climate change will make in-flight turbulence more common and take-offs more difficult
These risks will become serious in a couple of decades, but we need to act now.
Atomic ions finally set the stage for an all-purpose, programmable Quantum Computer
For the first time, a team of researchers claims it's made a fully programmable and reconfigurable quantum computer module.
Gene mutation helped early humans cope with smoke infested caves, but not Neanderthals
Early humans were far better smokers than Neanderthals, and this might have mattered a lot in the end.
EV charging hubs set to outnumber Petrol Stations in the UK by 2020, Nissan says
The EV revolution is just around the corner.
First human trials for a Zika vaccine to begin shortly
Things are rough with Zika nowadays, but scientists are now finally testing a vaccine.
IBM Scientists make phase-changing Artificial Neurons to mimic the Computer Power of Human Brain
Science is getting closer to a computer that mimics the human brain.
The reason why we haven’t found alien life yet might be because we’re searching too soon
We might be too early for the party. Darn!
The last wooly mammoths may have died of thirst
Scientists tell the story of the final sad chapter in the wooly mammoth story.
ESOF16: quick impressions and photos
Afterthoughts from one of the biggest, brightest science events of the year -- ESOF16.
Crows are the first non-human animals we know of that employ tools to carry objects
Who you callin' bird brain?
Global warming causes plants and soils to ‘burp’ more CO2
A long-standing assumption that as the planet warms, the biosphere releases more CO2 in a positive feedback loop was confirmed...
Science is Revolution: #ESOF2016 in Manchester
This week, the city known for splitting the atom is the world's science capital.
Why some people are claustrophobic
A fraction of the world's population will always take the stairs.
The smallest, most affordable atomic force microscope could be a game changer
This AFM is small, easy to use, and costs much less than many high-end AFMs.
What babies can see that you can’t anymore
If you want to an objective opinion, you should ask a baby.
Air pollution confuses bees and hinders foraging
Bees have a very keen sense of smell -- they have to in order to survive. But air pollution is...
A thick drink, like a smoothie, will make you feel full regardless of how many calories it has
The brain can be fooled that enough nutrients were ingested with a thick drink, despite the drink may contain little...
Neanderthals in Belgium were cannibals and fashioned tools out the bones of their own kind
Researchers discovered a gruesome find.
These are the six emotional arcs of storytelling, big data study shows
Here's what makes a story tick.
Global warming and humans — a lethal combination for megafauna
In between rising temperatures and human hunters, mammoths and sabretooth tigers stood no chance.
Cyborg locusts might one day detect explosives and diseases
Why build some tech from scratch when nature did all the dirty work for you over millions of years of...