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In a just a few years, scientists could domesticate the delicious ground cherry

They used CRISPR gene editing to take a shortcut around traditional plant domestication that can take up to thousands of years.

Using land displaced by biofuels to grow trees is much better for climate, say researchers

I like trees.

University creates Mars-like soil -- and you can buy it dirt cheap

A way to create a piece of Mars here on Earth -- kind of.

Polymer paint passively cools down any surface

The paint can cool buildings by as much as 6°C compared to the surroundings.

Scientists find over 60,000 new Maya structures (thanks to LIDAR)

The map extends over thousands of square miles.

Arctic plants are getting taller due to climate change -- which could fuel more climate change

Well, this is an unusual problem to have.

Interview with Bluebird Director of Science Lex Pelger on CBD

A cannabis expert shares what he knows about the science of CBD.

Half of world's killer whales could disappear in next 30 years due to toxic pollutant

PCBs have been banned almost two decades ago but their effects are still widely felt by the iconic orcas.

The faults in our personalities are all expressions of our 'dark core'

Traits of a feather flock together.

Some people die from 'giving-up-itis': the lack of will to live

Trauma can be severe for some people that they literally wish themselves dead.

With a few cheap changes, your smartphone can now detect lead contamination in water

Smartphones can be turned into a water quality sensor, too.

Japanese rovers beam back more awesome pictures from asteroid's surface

You can see how the sun moves across the asteroid's horizon.

Ancient retrovirus may make some people more prone to addiction

The study hints to evidence for a physical cause of addiction.

Scientists discover new hummingbird species and it's almost extinct already

A remarkable finding, already highly vulnerable.

In the fight against depression, researchers turn to mind-reading (that works)

How's your pound of gray matter feeling today?

The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins

It's not all good when you're tall.

5 Technologies Scientists Are Currently Pursuing to Improve Healthspan

Science may one day open the way to the 'Fountain of Youth'.

These termites don’t need males, thank you very much

Female power!

Unlike your vacuum, the manta ray never clogs -- and it might inspire microplastic filters

No other animal has the same ability.

Being hungry really does sour your mood, research reveals

Turns out "I'm hangry" is a legitimate excuse after all.

Galileo Galilei faked his own letter 400 years ago to avoid the Inquisition

The Italian physicist had a close shave with the Inquisition -- but he couldn't fool them twice.

Divorce risk rises with proportion of opposite-sex individuals at work

Having more individuals of the opposite sex at work may be too tempting for some.

Some bacteria can 'hibernate' through antibiotic treatments, new paper finds

When in doubt, hibernate.

Scientists describe world's largest bird on record -- it used to weigh more than many dinosaurs

A newly describe elephant bird species takes the crown for world's largest bird ever.

Cheap nano-filter scrubs toxic metals from polluted water

A small device to tackle a huge problem.

Thawing Arctic lakes are bubbling methane, greatly amplifying global warming

An understudied phenomenon may double the amount of methane released into the atmosphere by the thawing Arctic permafrost.

People can handle the truth -- more than you think

Speak your mind, but don't be a jerk.

Bombs dropped during the Second World War were felt to the edge of space

We've come a long way from being scared, scrawny apes in the savannah.

Air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia

This is an observational study and, as such, the findings cannot be used to establish a cause-effect relationship -- but it does raise some important questions.

Glyphosate might be killing bees by messing with their gut bacteria

Glyphosate may not be harmless to animals after all.

Here's why it doesn't get dark when you blink

It's not magic -- it's science.

Scientists spot dust storms on Titan for the first time

It's the third Solar System body, in addition to Earth and Mars, where dust storms have been observed.

Earth's green history may help scientists spot plant life on alien planets

Thanks, plants!

Earth wobbles as it spins, and humans are responsible for a third of this effect

Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.

Climate change is affecting national parks much more than the rest of the US

They're heating up twice as fast as everywhere else.

New bio-synthetic circuits can teach old cells new tricks -- such as killing cancer

The work has only been tested in the lab but, so far, the results are encouraging.

Watch this awesome giant net collect garbage in space

An experimental spacecraft designed to solve our growing space junk problem was a sound success.

Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah claims to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis

A problem that turned out to have more sides than initially thought.

India just launched the largest health insurance scheme on the planet

The new insurance scheme -- dubbed "Modicare" -- will offer free medical services to 500 million citizens.

How NASA tech made its way into everyday life

The technology initially developed for space is remarkably common in everyday life applications on Earth.

Renowned mathematician claims "simple" solution to 160-year-old problem

This could be huge.

Researchers have found a pattern for prime numbers -- and it resembles something from nature

We don't often think about mathematics as being beautiful, but perhaps we should.

Decentralized micro-grids could be the next big thing for renewable energy

Is this what the future will look like?

What the season of fall – and science – teaches us about life and death

Life goes on after death.

California voted to start school after 8:30 AM -- and here's why this is great

Finally!

Fossil fats reveal the 'oldest macroscopic animal' that lived 558 million years ago

Hey, grandpa!

Early humans grew grains for beer, not bread, new study suggests

The researchers also recreated the brewing process in the lab -- for science, of course.

Even with better prevention and earlier diagnosis, cancer will kill nearly 10 million people in 2018

The figures suggest that one in five men and one in six women will develop the disease in their lifetime.

AI-controlled glider learns to ride air currents like an eagle

Autonomous aircraft could save energy or study migratory birds using this machine learning tech.

MDMA or 'ecstasy' makes octopuses more social, too

This could help scientists uncover the origin of social behavior in all animals.