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Rodents race around cage in NASA microgravity experiment

That looks like a lot of fun!

Indicators of despair on the rise for Gen X-ers entering middle age, paper reports

"The increase in despair that occurs across the 30s is generalized to the entire cohort, regardless of race, ethnicity, education, and geography," the authors write.

It's official: there's more plastic in the oceans than ever before

Researchers are calling for change on all levels of society.

Notre Dame's 3D virtual reconstruction offers hope for the cathedral's full restoration

Over $350mil in funding and an intricate digital reconstruction means Notre Dame could be hastly restored.

Sleep myths are unscientific and potentially dangerous

If there's one thing we should appreciate, it's sleep -- and myths proliferated on the internet aren't doing anyone any favors.

World's largest aircraft flies for the first time

The huge aircraft is designed to send rockets to a high enough altitude from where they can then power themselves into space.

Game of Thrones inbreeding: odds are stacked against Jon and Dany having a healthy baby

Let's just say that famous Habsburg jaw isn't ruled out.

The kill rate in Game of Thrones is actually quite realistic, a new study reveals

Don't blame George Martin or HBO for killing your favorite character -- blame reality!

How the snailfish survives more than 6 km beneath the surface

This could help us understand how creatures can survive in the crushing and frigid depths of the oceans.

First reliable evidence for 'social acceleration' comes from our shorter collective attention spans

Uuu, shiny.

Meteorite impacts are squeezing water from the moon

The moon has a hydrological cycle, but it looks nothing like the one on Earth.

Microplatics can also travel by wind, new study shows

Even pristine mountainous landscapes are now polluted with microplastics.

Taking short breaks to reinforce memories is key to learning new skills or re-learning old ones

The secret to success is to take a short break, often.

Britain's earliest farmers were immigrants from Greece and Spain

The farmers did not interbreed with local foragers.

Deep methane lakes revealed on Titan

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, hosts liquid hydrocarbon lakes and seas on its surface. During the last close encounter with Titan, the Cassini mission offered an unprecedented view of these methane lakes. Writing in two separate papers, researchers report that some of these lakes are more than 100 metres deep and have been fed by methane […]

Pleasant odors might help decrease cigarette cravings

Nicotine cravings are hard to resist, but inhaling certain smells might help reduce the temptation to light up.

There are now as many Americans who claim no religion as evangelicals or Catholics

But that doesn't mean these people do not have supernatural beliefs.

New research says traffic exhaust is giving millions of kids asthma all around the world

That's a lot of kids.

SpaceX lands Falcon Heavy boosters -- plans to reuse them later this year

Honestly, it's like SpaceX is showing off.

Want to fight climate change? Eat less beef and lamb, new report concludes

It's probably not what you want to hear -- but it's what needs to be done.

Our immune systems may actually help create cavities, a new study finds

Is this mutiny?!

This is what the photographed black hole's "neighborhood" looks like

You came into the right neighborhood.

The photographed black hole now has a name

It literally translates to "embellished dark source of unending creation."

Fossil Friday: new study says Texas used to be a 'veritable Serengeti' 11 to 12 million years ago

If you like cool photos of fossils, we've got just the paper for you!

Ketamine might relieve depression by repairing brain circuits

Ketamine works its magic in a two-step process that first starts with the repair of brain circuits damaged by depression.

Child suicide rates are surging in the US -- and we're not really sure why

The median age of children was 13.

Vaping might cause lung, heart, and mental health problems

E-cigarettes are much less harmful than smoking tobacco. But that doesn't make them harmless.

Zapping the brain with electricity reverses memory loss in the elderly

The stimulation syncs brain regions in order to prevent memory disintegration.

Stunningly beautiful maps from Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs

Science, meet art!

Potential new species of human found in cave in Philippines

This would make the 5th lineage that lived alongside modern humans.

The Alps will lose all their glaciers by 2100 if we don't do something about it

This is not the de-icing you are looking for.

Wolves can cooperate with humans as well as dogs, but in different ways

Wolves take more initiative, whereas dogs are more human-oriented.

Screen time has little impact on teen wellbeing -- even right before bedtime

It's the study all teenagers have been dreaming to see.

Eating a lot of animal protein probably means you'll have a shorter life

Red meat is particularly bad for our health, research suggests.

Rare wolves are two unique species -- and this fact might save them both

The new study might end up saving both species.

Over 13 tons of pangolin scales have been seized in a single bust in Singapore

We need to save the pangolins -- and this is the first step.

Primate males with more ornamentation seem to have smaller testes, a new study finds

Don't judge a book by its cover; nor an orangutan by his cheek flanges.

Black hole picture shown for the first time

A historic moment in science that pushes the limits of human knowledge.

Pollen clouds cover south-east USA causing allergy spikes

We're at the peak of allergy season.

Cthulhu-like 430-million-year-old creature was an ancient relative to sea cucumbers

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

Researchers estimate the monetary and health cost associated with particulate matter

Oh boy, it's not pretty.

Woolly mammoths and Neanderthals shared genetic traits

You are what you eat...

New research produces a viable, biodegradable alternative to plastic

This might help us clamp down on plastic pollution.

Cold plasma reactor neutralizes 99.9% of airborne viruses in new study

Breathe in deep -- it's safe.

Poacher in South Africa gets trampled by elephant, eaten by lions

A search party could only retrieve his skull and a pair of pants.

The origin of empathy might lie in the need to simulate other people's thoughts

Empathy basically evolve in order to "mind read" other people.

The International Space Station is teeming with bacteria and fungi

Step 1: live on hairless primate. Step 2: wait for said primate to go to space. Step 3: PROFIT!

"Beowulf" had a single author, computer study suggests

The literary style is consistent throughout the entire text, researchers say.

The first ever photo of a black hole might be revealed this week

On Wednesday, physicists will make a historical announcement.

1 in 10 Japanese in their 30s is still a virgin

Japan is leading a global trend of sexual inactivity.