A study published in the Journal of American Medical Association reports the findings of a pilot program that was run...

The 74 largest terrestrial herbivores are on the verge of extinction, a new worrying study has found. All in all,...

Neuroscientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have created an out-of-body illusion in participants placed inside a brain scanner to...

I just love it when stuff that's thrown away becomes a part of something new and valuable - upcycling, as...

We've written several times that scientists have managed to develop colored glass usable as a solar panel; of course, the...

Greg Gage is on a mission to make brain science accessible to all, and he does a great job of...

An innovative study suggests that something as small as labeling healthy foods with a small smiley face can make kids...

Hallucinogenic tea brewed from South American plants might treat depression, according to a new study - but don't start your...

Scientists are working to gather more and more details about Icelandic DNA, in an attempt to design better drugs and...

For the first time, researchers have discovered a vertebrate able to change the texture of its skin from smooth to...

A park ranger in south China was surprised to find a giant salamander while he was out picking winkles. The...

With the increasing attention marijuana has been receiving lately, especially with the legalization in states like Colorado and Washington, it's...

Even as a geologist, I can't help myself from looking at lava with an almost childish fascination -- it's something...

Learn about the life and tales of Ada Lovelace, the women who wrote the very first computer program in the...

Image via Clubearlivre. Pedreira do Galinha (literally "The chicken's quarry", but more on that later) is...