Fossil Friday: Diptera brachycera in amber
Diptera are still alive and kickin' today, and some of them are getting coated in amber as we speak! A...
The price of solar keeps falling, Dubai received the lowest ever asking bid for energy
A few days ago, India's Energy Minister Piyush Goyal announced that solar energy became cheaper to produce than coal-powered, costing...
Expert warns smart-cars will promote sex behind the wheel and distracted driving
Will widespread use of smart cars make roads safer or actually more dangerous? One Canadian expert is raising concerns that...
You don’t need a brain to learn, scientists found
A new study from the University of Toulouse found that intelligence and learning aren't limited to organisms with brains. By...
Enlightening Facts about Solar Energy You Should Know
What you need to know about solar energy and solar panels. Get your solar energy facts straight.
Fossil Friday: Dicranurus monstrosus
When a species almost one hundred times bigger than you, who has access to nukes and can go to space,...
Our best bet at stopping food waste is to be more responsible, not more efficient
Humans are throwing away an insane quantity of food, both in the developed and in developing countries. While in the...
Can’t get any rest when sleeping in a new place? It’s just your brain keeping you safe
A new study offers insight into why you might have a hard time sleeping on the first night in a...
Trees trade carbon through their roots, using symbiotic fungi networks
A forest's trees capture carbon not only for themselves, but also engage in an active "trade" of sorts with their...
Israeli archaeologists uncover roman-period glass factory underpinning trade throughout the empire
Israel Antiques Authority (IAA) archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 1,600 year-old complex of glass kilns in the Jezreel...
Underwater maintenance robot-snakes look scary but are actually quite cool
Eelume company developed a snake-like robot for underwater maintenance tasks. The deceptively simple robots could drastically reduce operating costs for...
Georgetown University team found you can literally zap creativity into your brain
Electrically stimulating the frontopolar cortex can enhance creativity, a new study from Georgetown University found.
The solar system brought down to scale in Nevada desert
Every picture you're likely to see of it shows planets and moons too close together prevents you from getting a...
Fossil Friday: Helicoprion
Helicoprion is an extinct genus of shark-like, cartilaginous fish that lived from the early Permian (~290 m.y. ago) all through...
Life with VR: a short adaptation guide
As far as innovations go, it stands in a class of its own by allowing us to virtually alter the...
The Universe expands much faster than we thought, and current models can’t explain why
Scientists have completed the most precise measurement of the Universe's rate of expansion to date; but the result just isn't...
Consciousness comes in “slices” roughly 400 milliseconds long
This is the first time a two-stage model has been proposed for how consciousness arises, and it offers a more...
Study finds six components needed for a genuine apology
There are six components that make or break an apology, a new study finds. Depending on many of these you...
Money can’t buy happiness the saying goes; but it does buy a longer life, Harvard replies
The richest American men may live up to 15 years longer than the poorest ones, and the richest women 10...
Researchers find hundreds of methane leaks at well pads in nation-wide thermal imaging study
The Environmental Defense Fund’s Oil and Gas program has released a new nation-wide report of the most common sites of...
