The Yuanmeng (which means “dream”) isn't a work in progress - it's actually flying, taking off for the first time...

It's something no human has ever seen before: as a star reaches its terminal phase, it blows up the system...

Christopher Russell is the head of the Space Physics Center at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at UCLA,...

The European Union, generally considered the world's 3rd biggest emitter after China and the US, reported that its emissions fell...

Do you know what day today is? It's Back to the Future day!

Scientists have in the past toyed with the idea of using a disease to fight cancer. Now, after identifying a...

A 300 meter long (984 ft) glass suspension bridge, 180 meters (591 ft) above the ground has recently opened in Hunan,...

In the fight with cancer, we need any piece of help we can get. With this in mind, a group...

The world's oceans are sadly full of pollution, but now, you can help make a difference - while also looking...

OK guys, you know what time it is! It's the time when some people are ecstatic about the upcoming Halloween,...

Leeds seems set to become one of the green poles of the world as architects have unveiled plans to build...

Earth’s gravity pull is opening cracks and faults on the Moon Image via NASA. Article Featured Researcher: Thomas Watters Affiliation: Smithsonian...

After the glorious Apollo missions that led humans to the Moon for the first time, it's time for a new...

Is going cashless really a benefit though?

The greenest cars of the year... but why are there no Teslas?

Sometimes, it's not just about the functionality of a prosthetic, but the hope and morale it brings. With this in...

Thor's hammer was so magically heavy that only the worthy could lift it - and only Thor was worthy enough...

The Great Wall of China, one of the most known man-made structures on Earth spanned over 8,850 km (5,500 mi), which...

Meet Napz - a biohacking device that improves your sleep quality and can even simulate lucid dreams.

An unexpected correlation was discovered between the preference for bitter foods and everyday sadism an psychopathy, according to a new...

We've reported some good news about Ebola, after no new cases were reported for over a month, but the struggle...

After decades of searching, researchers believe they have finally discovered a glueball - a proposed particle that consists solely of...

A couple of days back we wrote that Tesla's new model S will be featuring an autopilot mode. The first...

French artist Emeric Chantier’s recent series of plant sculptures is not only a spectacular work of art, but it provides...

In 1975, artist and social activist Adam Purple, known among others for always wearing something purple, was looking out his...

With the Paris summit being just around the corner, it's time to step back and look at who the big...

Just as the Moon is causing waters on Earth to go up and down (tides), so too does the Earth...

DNA - you either know is as deoxyribonucleic acid, or that stuff that somehow makes us what we are. DNA is...

Glassblowing is awesome as it is, but making a chandelier... that's definitely something else. The Science Channel went behind the...

It's been a while, but we're back with one of our favorite features - This Week in Science! If you've...

Most people are content with offering their fish a nice (and hopefully clean) aquarium, for some, keeping an aquarium is...

A walking fish, a jewel snake and a sneezing monkey: these are just some of the biological treasures recently discovered...

It's the first time since March 2014 that the three African countries at the heart of the Ebola epidemic have...

Scientists have developed devices that move us one step closer towards eliminating the need for animal testing. These working miniature...

In a monumental decision, British Petroleum (BP) was fined $20.8 billion for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of...

China has set up an ambitious goal of getting 5 million or more electric cars on the streets, and this...

Hurricane Joaquin is an active tropical cyclone that severely impacted large parts of the Bahamas and is currently threatening Bermuda,...

Over a period of 50 days of monitoring,  researchers found 2,625 different plant species for sale on eBay. 510 were...

A few days ago, we were telling you about a potentially groundbreaking study which found a rather surprising correlation between...

Yesterday, we wrote about how the Chinese will be selling genetically engineered micro-pigs as pets; the pigs, which were originally...

Publication bias strikes again: because only positive results are published in scientific journals, medical literature greatly overstates the benefits of...

After the recent Volkswagen fiasco which revealed that their cars emit much more than they should (and claimed), a new...

Further increasing their conservation efforts, New Zealand will develop the world's largest oceanic sanctuary - twice as big as their...

Many researchers have expressed concerns about using such advanced techniques for such frivolous purposes, and personally, I feel like this...

Paleontologists believe they have found the oldest evidence of the bubonic plague, embedded in a flea trapped in amber for...

Italy is home to some of the world's most interesting volcanoes.

A rosy, star-forming nebula thousands of light years away from Earth is "blossoming" in a dazzling cosmic spectacle. Messier 17,...

University of Washington researchers have created the first telepathic link between two humans. Their technique didn't rely on supernatural powers,...

Enamel, the hard, mineralized substance that covers your teeth originated on tough fish scales and then migrated to the teeth,...

Image via Wikipedia. Scientific publishing is a competitive environment, under heavy scrutiny from reviewers, editor and peers. Over the years,...