Indian airport is the first in the world 100% powered by renewable energy
India is one of the most polluted countries in the world, but for what it's worth local authorities acknowledge this...
This simple device helps teenage girls living in poverty cope with having a period
For girls about to have their first period in rural India, menstruation can change their lives for the worst. Unable...
The world is on the brink of a sixth massive extinction
The rate of extinctions on Earth has grown tremendously following the industrial revolution. The world's next massive extinction will most...
Sweeping hormones make stock brokers take riskier decisions
It's not just teenagers who let hormones get the best of them, stock brokers do it all the time, according...
One in Eight HIV-positive Americans are not aware they’re carrying the virus
A new extensive report carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found approximately 1 in 8...
This baby was born with a rare condition that deformed his skull
Meet Matthew, a bright eyes, chubby cheeked baby. On the outside he looks and behaves like any regular baby his...
Scientists control the path of lightning using lasers
Thousands of lightning bolts strike the Earth's surface roughly every couple of seconds, but despite their ubiquity this phenomena is...
The Moon is shrouded by a dust cloud, and a mystery still stands
The Moon doesn't have an atmosphere, but it is surrounded by a thick dust cloud; the dust constantly falls down...
Scientists find how worms brains’ feel magnetism
It's no secret that many animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field, but until now, researchers didn't know exactly how...
Musk seeks permission from the FCC to test his ambitious space internet
Later last year, ZME Science revealed that one of Elon Musk's top priorities in the future is deploying a massive...
Pick-a-boo: the secret life of Serengeti wildlife caught in 1.2 million photos
After placing no less than 225 camera traps, a group of researchers has collected a massive database of 1.2 million...
Life priorities by country around the world [infographic]
Around 80,000 people around the world answered a questionnaire that gauged what they valued most in life. Their responses were...
Tiny origami bot folds, navigates obstacles, swims, then dissolves. Next: inside your body
At the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) conference, a team from MIT, in collaboration wit the Technische Universitat...
Don’t write Blackberry off yet: CEO says they’ll be making money from phones again
It's striking how a company like Research in Motion (RIM) went under the radar so fast, considering it used to...
Researchers home in on speech center in the brain
Researchers have long theorized that the superior temporal sulcus (STS) is involved in processing speech rhythms, but it's only recently...
Autism symptoms dramatically improved after treatment with Vitamin D
There's a growing body of evidence suggesting Vitamin D plays an important role in regulating serotonin. This means it could...
Scientists measure internal waves under the ocean from ‘cradle to grave’; largest tops 500 meters
MIT researchers deployed intricate contraptions, including cables that run to the sea floor and an autonomous submarine, to measure internal...
The NSA is gathering so much data, it’s become swamped and ironically ineffective at preventing terrorism
One of the most famous NSA whistleblowers (or the 'original NSA whistleblower'), William Binney, said the agency is collecting stupendous...
Oldest stone tools found in Africa: these were likely used by pre-Homo ancestors
While searching for the remains of an ancient human ancestor, archaeologists came across a lot more than their bargained for:...
Brinicles under Antarctica: the underwater icicles with a touch that spells death
This incredible time-lapse footage was captured by a daring oceanographer for the BBC a while ago, showing for the very...
Brontosaurus is back! New research puts the genus back into the spotlight
Just like Pluto, the iconic dinosaur genus was demoted decades ago and classified under another sauropod genus. But a more...
Ants surprisingly agile even in microgravity, ISS experiment shows
Eight colonies of common ants were shipped to the International Space Station last December to study how microgravity might affect...
How glowing tampons help detect sewer leaks in your freshwater drain
Ironically enough, one male researcher from England used tampons to detect grey water contamination, or laundry system run off, that...
The two-in-one solar cell might harness energy cheaply and efficiently
A team at Stanford and MIT has devised a novel configuration that combines silicon - the leading solar cell semiconductor...
This camera shaped like a gun shoots 8 bit photos of your Nintendo self
Time to get a bit geeky with Dmitriy Morozov latest contraption: an 8 bit camera that prints photos on a...
3D printing to the next level: Terminator style
A new company called Carbon3D, founded by a team of physicists and chemists, were inspired by the iconic Terminator villein,...
Anti-robot protest rallied at SXSW is just a marketing stunt – the message isn’t
About two dozen University of Texas students gathered on Saturday at the entrance to the SXSW tech and entertainment festival...
Nicaragua covers 50% of its energy demand with renewables, and expects 90% by 2020
The central American republic of Nicaragua is nothing short of a renewable energy paradise: great winds, a scorching tropical sun...
How Antarctic octopuses survive in freezing waters
Octopus species that live in ice-cold Antarctic waters employ an unique strategy to transport oxygen to its tissue and survive,...
How the praying mantises make their amazing leaps
Praying mantises are peculiar creatures, by human standards. The insect often stands in a pose that looks like it is...
Heroin overdose kills four times as many people as in 2000
Since 2000, the number of deaths from heroin overdose have quadrupled. At the same time, the profile of the average...
UK government is killing its solar industry by cutting subsidies
The UK boasts 650,000 solar installations across homes, offices, schools, churches, warehouses, farms, police stations, train stations and even a...
Climate change was the gas that lit the Syrian Revolution
The link between climate change and violent conflict has been thrown about often, but a recent study is the first...
Genetically modified apples don’t turn brown when sliced or bruised
The US government approved a genetically modified apple that doesn't turn brown when bruised or sliced. While most genetic alterations...
Dinosaurs might have been tripping on LSD-like fungus
Millions of years before rock and roll, LSD and the new age movement, dinosaurs were having a blast in the...
NASA considers adding helicopter drone to next gen Mars rover
The next Mars exploration rover will likely feature a helicopter drone, which is expected to act as scouting drone to...
Garden spiders use electrostatic charged silk to catch unsuspecting prey
Most spiders weave sticky, wet webs to trap their prey, but the feather-legged lace weaver spider, Uloborus plumipes, employs a...
GMOs on a leash: scientists engineer bacteria that can’t survive in the wild uncontrolled
Two teams of researchers from the US recoded the genome of the E. coli bacteria such that it dies when...
Ancient 420-million-year-old fossil hints of bony fish and cartilaginous fish common ancestor
Based on fossil evidence and genome analysis, scientists know that the two groups diverged from a common ancestor around 420...
2014 was the 18th year straight warmer than the average in US, probably warmest yet worldwide
Right now the US is struggling with bone numbing chill, so it might be hard to digest this latest news:...
‘Pop-up’ method makes 3-D complex nano structures from 2-D, similar to a children’s book
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently demonstrated a new technique for building complex and...
Kepler crossed the 1,000 discovered alien planets milestone
Since it was first launched in 2009, the $600 Kepler mission has discovered more than 1,000 alien worlds. Arguably it's...
Nano-machines made from DNA look like molecule-size hinges
For the very first time, engineers have used the DNA origami assembly method to build complex DNA-based mechanism that performs...
Connect or disconnect? Technology interferes with couple relationships for the worse
The introduction of mobile phones coupled with internet made for a huge leap in communication, making people connect with each...
Superconductivity achieved at room temperature for a fraction of a second
Using a pulse of infrared light, physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have...
Genetic probe flares cancer directly in the blood stream
The Nanoflare technology uses a genetic-based approach to detect and image live cancer cells present in the blood stream, well...
Two new subatomic particles discovered at CERN, as predicted by Standard Model
While the LHC at CERN is gearing up for its long-awaited restart, following an overhaul, scientists aren't standing idle. After...
Twice as many lightnings expected by 2100 as a result of global warming
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, have devised a model that projects how...
Is this the first Proof that Meditation alters Cellular Activity?
There's an immense body of evidence that proves that meditation has significant beneficial effects for mental health, but it's only...
Anxiety can damage the brain and foster Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Baycrest Health Sciences’ Rotman Research Institute have found that patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who also show anxiety...
