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Diamond battery powered by nuclear waste runs for 28,000 years

Would you use one in your phone though?

Tech could save thousands of lives from shark bites over the next 50 years

The use of electronic deterrents could avoid many potentially fatal shark bites.

The bedrock under forests also affects carbon storage

Geology and biology, caught in a chemical dance.

How scientists discovered a new law of nature that explains why animals grow 'pointy' parts

Teeth, horns, claws, beaks, shells and even plant prickles — the power cascade rule can be observed far and wide throughout nature, much like the famous golden ratio.

Climate change is making cherry trees blossom earlier in Japan and the US

Tokyo recorded its earliest bloom for over 1,200 years

Scientists reverse-engineered the Moderna vaccine, post RNA sequence online for free

It's like open-source software now.

A prolific French academic, author of hundreds of papers, doesn't exist. She's a form of protest

I'm always down for sticking it to the man a little.

Interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov is the most pristine comet ever observed

The study of the untainted interstellar comet 2I/Borisov has allowed astronomers to compare material found in our solar system to that belonging to other planetary systems.

Cold sandwiches are calorie traps -- don't fall for it

Yes sir, one tuna sub. Anything else? Of course.

Prehistoric tool found in puffin island rabbit hole

The island of Skokholm off the coast of Wales is well known for hosting thousands of puffins ever year. This time, it's something else.

Scientists build artificial cell -- and it grows and divides just like the real thing

This study is stretching the boundaries of life as we know it.

How good is CBD for stress and anxiety? What the science says so far

A rundown of the latest research on CBD as a therapy for anxiety and stress.

White individuals tend to react positively when a Black person calls them "the N word", but that's not a reason to spew slurs

The word means different things in different contexts. It can be a racial slur, but it can also indicate a sense of belonging.

Why we love music so much: it acts on the same reward pathways as good food or alcohol

Listening to music stimulates the brain like many other things we find rewarding.

Why mice have the potential to become as venomous as a viper

Scientists have discovered an underlying molecular link between venom glands in snakes and salivary glands in mammals.

The bald eagle, an American national symbol, is now also a successful conservation story

The bald eagle has made a fantastic recovery across the country

Our phones have their own microbial communities, just like us

You're never really alone; there's always a group of microbes along for the ride.

Coffee waste can help restore degraded land and forests

A large part of Earth's land is increasingly degraded and coffee could be used to help/

Inflammatory bowel disease treatment linked to reduced COVID-19 antibody response

Another surprising correlation found in regards to COVID-19.

Our brains get a boost when studying new languages, to help us along

It can be used to track our progress.

Why some scientists are trying to redefine the second

Optical clocks use such high vibration oscillators that they may be used to detect gravitational waves.

Indigenous communities are the best guardians of Latin America’s forests

Indigenous communities can help protect the forests but are highly challenged by extractive industries

Fossil Friday: we might have found the earliest known cephalopod, extending the family's history by 30 million years

This would make cephalopods one of the earliest multicellular organisms on the planet.

African elephants inch closer to extinction as poaching and habitat loss hit hard

Situation is bleak but some conservation efforts are working well

British boy born with 2% of his brain celebrates 9th birthday

Doctors thought he'd spend the rest of his life in a vegetative state. But the boy can talk, read, and even do math like any other 9-year-old boy.

NASA just added three more sonification projects to their page and I couldn’t be more delighted

The subdued, mysterious, and longing tunes sound very appropriate for outer space.

Land-use change is creating an infectious disease boom, study finds

Deforestation leads to infection, and we've all seen what infectious diseases can cause

Getting a new couch can help your health more than you realize -- but only if you get the right type

Toxic chemicals can accumulate in the dust, and it can be a problem.

What counts as fruits and veggies for the "five a day"? This study clears things out

The "five a day" approach is a useful simplification. Although the potato (tragically) doesn't make the cut.

Photosynthesis could be as old as life itself

We all got to eat, right?

How 'Doughnut Economics' could transform the planet post-COVID

What's the connection between a doughnut and rampant social inequality? Glad you asked...

This cancer vaccine just passed landmark Phase 1 human trial

A novel vaccine seems to stop tumors from growing in the brain.

This is the first rib-eye steak that didn't require killing an animal

Delicious and cruelty-free meat.

Radars reveal Viking burial mounds and hundreds of mysteries in Norway

Snow and ice helped researchers find many Viking structures -- but the mystery still deepens.

India moves to regulate Bitcoin use in a bid to stimulate its local markets

As cryptocurrencies become more widely accepted, their environmental impact will also grow.

Why the human brain grows three times larger than that of chimps or gorillas

A key molecular switch that can make ape brain organoids grow more like human organoids.

Dump the plastic: Scientists create edible food packaging films from seaweed

They are water-soluble and eco-friendly, you can eat them or throw them away.

NASA's Mars helicopter gets ready for a historic flight

Ingenuity will have 30 days to operate before Perseverance gets back on it mission

Climate change brings season change: by 2100, half the world will see 6-month-long summers

Please no I don't have an air conditioner.

Older individuals are most at risk from COVID -- but they're the least stressed about it

Experience has its perks.

Black Hole Seen Clearly in Historic New Direct Image

A new image of M87's black hole in polarized light gives us a spectacular view of the powerful spacetime event.

Why over 1 million people watched a cheater play chess

A bizarre story of cheating, chess, and popular uproar, became the most watched chess event in modern history.

Giant Australian flightless bird was 'extreme evolutionary experiment'

It had a massive two-foot beak that squeezed its brain.

Clean energy, high yields: greenhouse plants grow just fine with semi-transparent solar cells

Solar cells and greenhouses work better than researchers thought.

Sweat, not oil: Sports are floating on a sea of high-carbon sponsorship

It's a multi-million-dollar business but also a high-emissions one.

Do COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? No, they don't

According to researchers, there's no real reason for concern.

Scientists reveal the secret that makes red wine pair so well with cheese, meats, and other fatty foods

A perfectly paired wine can make food taste better -- but the reverse is also true.

Ancient 2,500-year-old mural depicts exchange of salt as a commodity

It's a finding well worth its salt.

Six Ways Technology Is Changing Medical Practice

The future of healthcare is shaping up in front of our very eyes.

Could gene editing help us fight chronic pain?

Researchers pose way to kick opioids to the curb.