Fukushima meltdown isotopes found on U.S. coasts.
The full extent of Japan's 2011 Fukushima meltdown is still being uncovered, with measured levels of contamination increasing in previously...
COP talks tackle the issue of biggest polluters — wolves in sheep’s clothing
Should dirty energy companies have a voice in climate talks? Can government figures, known to receive money from the oil...
Data scientist traces main source of climate deniers’ funding
All of the current Republican presidential candidates make a point of denying what scientists and the common folk have come...
How many slaves work for you? Find out in this online test
Income inequality and social stratification are hallmarks of today's economy, both in the context of a single country and on...
Japan resumes whaling despite international ban
The island nation has recently announced that it will resume whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean with the purpose of...
China builds massive cloning factory to feed its people
A massive, 200 million yuan (over $31 million) commercial animal cloning facility will be built in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development...
How the Copper Age changed humanity
In a the stone age, a material that could make your tools bend a bit instead of breaking or your...
Foamy gold is mostly empty, floats on coffee
Imagine a nugget of real, 20 carat gold floating merrily on the milk foam of your cup of warm cappuccino...
Study finds most people would support a “meat tax”
Agriculture is a big driver of climate change, with the meat industry standing out among the rest as a source...
NASA shows how much CO2 we really pump into the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have never been higher: the average global CO2 levels have reached the 400 parts...
Shrimps communicate using a secret, polarized light language
An University of Queensland study of mantis shrimp discovered a new form of light communication employed by the animals, the...
Largest genetic complement identified, owned by the water bear
Also known as the water bear, the tardigrade has a lot to be proud of -- this tiny organism is...
Study finds pigeons are very good at identifying cancer
With robots taking up all the factory jobs and CEO's outsourcing each and any position they can to China, it's...
Cave dwelling arachnid named after Tolkien’s character
Biologists have recently identified a new species of harvestman (daddy longlegs spider) near the town of Monjolos in Minas Gerais,...
Roundworm infections found to increase fertility in women
A study of 986 Bolivian women found that on average, a lifetime infection with a type of roundworm named Ascarius...
How pets make you hotter to the opposite sex
A University of Nevada team, led by anthropologist Peter Gray, tested several hypotheses about pets and contemporary courtship or dating...
Men ate almost twice as much when they dined with women
We all know that men like to impress the fairer members of our species, and this permeates into almost everything...
Humans are not unique in understanding the basics of language
A paper published recently in Nature Communications details how a team lead by Dr. Ben Wilson and Professor Chris Petkov...
Good quality breakfast linked to better performance in school
Cardiff University public health experts have discovered a powerful link between a pupil's breakfast quality and their performance at school....
New Horizons images suggest Pluto is geologically active
NASA released a stunningly colorful new image of the dwarf planet Pluto, the latest in a series of images that...