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3D printing has ignited our imagination and pushed us to think about things in new, different ways.
Charles Darwin’s monumental formulation of the theory of evolution has been overwhelmingly voted as the most influential and important academic book, ahead of works by Newton, Plato and Einstein. “Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of the higher animals, […]
The black and white cat was originally named Oscar but then became known as Unsinkable Sam. He started his “career” in the fleet of the Nazi regime, the Kriegsmarine, and ended it in the Royal Navy. He was onboard Bismarck, the HMS Cossack, and the HMS Ark Royal, but here comes the cool part: while […]
It was a finding that sent ripples throughout the entire paleontology community. Met with heavy criticism, the authors are now vindicated.
Even inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, outside of Cairo, researchers have found something interesting.
Give it up for your city's sewer system - aside from handling our waste (well, at least most of the time), it also fights disease.
The oil company used dispersants, but the technique was actually counter productive, just creating the appearance of the oil going away
The blood-brain barrier has been broken for the first time in history, and this can revolutionize some areas of cancer treatment.
Imagine if, instead of driving in the crowded traffic or taking the bus to work, you could just fly, above the street. That's the idea behind skyTran, a self-driving monorail that hopes to revolutionize the way we think about transportation.
Researchers have found new fauna in northern Brazil, in what used to be the continent of Gondwana.
Archaeologists have discovered fossils of rats 10 times bigger than modern rats. Working with the Australian National University (ANU), the team made the findings in East Timor, a former Portuguese colony in south-east Asia. Dr Julien Louys of the ANU School of Culture, History and Language said these are the largest rat fossils ever to be found, and by […]
The world enters uncharted territory in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, as concentrations reach record levels, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced.
Scientists have gathered a completely new understanding of how blood is formed in the body, potentially revolutionizing the dogma standing since the 60s.
The sheer use of water, which can have a huge environmental impact.
Let's try again: Imagine you could grow your food at home, year-round, using a futuristic aquarium/garden system!
Scientists have discovered a new chemical that could reverse cataracts, one of the leading causes of blindness.
When one-year-old Layla Richards, from London, was diagnosed with an aggressive strain of leukaemia, the word 'incurable' struck like a hammer.
According to recently released data from Chinese authorities, the country is burning out even more than previously thought
A meta-analysis of 53 weight-loss studies spanning over several decades and focusing on 68,000 people found that weight loss have a very low impact - if any.
Backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, an Artificial Intelligence institute has launched a new, innovative and perhaps most importantly - free, science search engine.
NASA recently celebrated 15 years of continuous habitation on the International Space Station. During this time, the ISS and other satellites brought us an inestimable trove of information, pushing forth our understanding of the planet by a wide margin. Let’s have a look at some of these accomplishments. Detecting the ozone hole Monitoring the ozone hole […]
A new study has found that by the age of 5, children already have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults.
Just like an ecosystem inhabits an area, so to is your skin inhabited by a swarm of micro-organisms - including viruses.
A study published by British researchers caused a storm among biologists; the question on everyone's lips - do chimps have accents?
The tiny mollusk measures only 0.033 inches (0.86 mm) on average.
Like all living beings, plants also have natural defense mechanisms in the form of spikes, stings and thorns to protect themselves from animals. Some of the plants are as dangerous as snakes or spiders are, this is to deter animals from touching them. In fact, many deadly poisonous plants grow in our own yards or neighborhoods, […]
For decades, scientists have been discussing about the possibility of a clean, virtually inexhaustible source of energy – and they still are. But with the work of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, that may soon change, and the way we think of energy might change. After over 1.1 million construction hours, they […]
A new finding is sending waves throughout the marine biology community: Omura's whale, a whale so rare that researchers weren't even sure if it exists anymore
The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, Kela, is currently drawing plans for a nation-wide implementation of basic income.
Researchers at MIT have developed a device that can track human silhouettes behind walls using Wi-Fi.
The concepts of biodiversity and evolution are generally thought of as something that occurs in thousands, maybe millions of years - but every once in a while, scientists catch a species red handed: evolving, becoming a new species.
We're living in the future.
Mary Kenneth Keller of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was a pioneer in computer science. In 1965, she, along with Irving Tang at Washington University, was the first in the United States to earn a doctorate in that field; and yes, she was not only a woman, but also a nun.
It's time for some marine eye candy - "Fried Egg Jellyfish" exist, and they're really amazing!
With a simple brain scan, researchers can now see if you've been naughty or nice - on average.
Morocco is poised to become a solar superpower, as they revealed plans for the largest concentrated solar power plant, powered by the Saharan sun.
Driverless cars are slowly becoming a reality on our streets, but at the mining sites, driverless trucks have already become a reality.
It could only happen in Norway: a hiker traveling a historic route found a 1,200 year old Viking sword in excellent shape.
There's no getting rid of our microscopic friends - where there are people there are bacteria, even in outer space.
NASA is preparing for a historical approach to Enceladus, plunging its Cassini spacecraft deep through the icy spray coming from the ocean on Enceladus.
A sinkhole popped up in St. Albans, England, and engineers fear this is not an isolated event.
Just in time for Halloween, scientists have developed the blackest material - a material so dark that it absorbs almost all the light that hits its surface.
If you’ve ever wanted to plan a hiking trip on the Moon, now you have the perfect opportunity: a gorgeous pair of new lunar maps – the Image Mosaic and Topographic Maps of the Moon – is now available online for everyone to see and download. To me, it’s mind blowing that we have so high quality maps […]
Armed with almost 1 million diary entries, an Oxford-based laboratory is trying to figure out why modern life seems so hectic.
Paleontologists have unearthed two spectacular cave lion cubs, preserved by the permafrost in the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia. The last glacial period, popularly known as the Ice Age, was the most recent glacial period within the Quaternary glaciation occurring from 100,000 to 12,000 years ago. At the end of this ice age, several species couldn’t […]
In what could become a monumental decision, the World Health Organization has decided to roll out pilot tests for a malaria vaccine.
An eagerly awaited report from the World Health Organization (WHO) states that processed meats such as bacon and sausages cause cancer, and red meat likely does so too.
A 7.5 earthquake has struck near the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, close to the border with Pakistan and Tajikistan.
A new, extremely worrying study found that a third of meta-analyses related to antidepressant studies are written by pharma industry employees.
Here, we'll see what the science says.
