Arctic warms, polar bears switch diet: dolphins now on the menu
Known to feed mainly on seals, the images Jon Aars at the Norwegian Polar Institute captured of a polar bear...
Three dimensional printing goes metal: University of Twente researchers print copper and gold
The development of a method that would allow for metals to be used in 3D printing would open up a...
Study shakes answers out of the shaking disease: human prion immunity gene isolated
A recent study involving a Papua New Guinea tribe that practiced cannibalistic funeral customs sheds new light on prion-related conditions...
Green America: how to turn the power grid 100% eco friendly by 2050
Converting the power infrastructure to rely on clean, renewable energy seems like a daunting, expensive and some would say, unachievable...
Tanktastic: a brief overview of the modern-day knight in shining armour
Here at ZME Science we aren't very fond of war, but I think tanks are really awesome.
Seven new species of frogs discovered – they’re tiny, and they’re adorable
Seven miniature species of frogs living on seven different mountain tops sounds like the premise for the next Kung Fu...
Radio(attr)active: Japan to raise its nuclear power ratio to 20% by 2030
The island country is preparing to launch a new energy policy, seeking to curb costs and promote the use of...
Spacewalking in the 60’s: Edward White’s EVA mission.
Edward White, in the EVA over a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean, the maneuvering gun is visible in...
Key findings help unravel journey from inanimate chemistry to life
In the beginning, the Earth's surface was a lifeless, hot, but chemically rich place. In these harsh conditions, the first...
4000 years of human civilizations charted, the Histomap
Created by John B. Sparks and first printed by Rand McNally, the Histomap started selling in 1931 for the price...
Soft, squishy and powerful: The Royal Institute of Technology creates batteries from trees
A team of researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stanford University has developed a method for making...
Risky brain, safe brain: MIT charts neural pathways involved in decision-making
Researchers at MIT have now identified a neural circuit that they believe underpins decision-making in situations such as this, and...
Volcanic twins of the Red Sea: Sholan and Jadid
We tend to think of the planets as static, enduring, and never changing. With the average human life spanning only...
Global warming has never looked so beautiful: Glowing plankton in Tasmania
Tasmania's Derwent River has put on a garb of surreal blue these past few nights as blooms of bioluminescent plankton...
Modified herpes virus used to treat skin cancer
A new clinical trial from the UK brings exciting results as a modified strain of the herpes virus has been...
First Hyperloop ever will be built in California
With the Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. signing a deal to build the first test track in California, Elon Musk's "fifth...
Wearable FES-robot hybrid eases stroke recovery
Hong Kong PolyU has designed a new FES (functional electrical stimulation)-robot hybrid that promises to ease recovery of mobility in...