Over 1000 new species discovered near Mekong in the past year
According to a report launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), more than...
Young people and Old people store information differently
The latest study conducted by researchers from the Duke University Medical Center was performed on two groups of (old and...
Obama’s first green move
It's obvious that one of the biggest challenges the president elect has to face is rejuvenating the infrastructure; let's talk...
Amazing “medusa” found in mud volcano
Scientist Ana Hilário plans to name at least one of these worms after the mythological creature, due to the resemblance...
Men are red, women are green; according to Brown scientist
We've heard the phrase "men are from Mars, women are from Venus" (or what is the other way around??) a...
Contraceptive methods closely linked to women’s sexual pleasure and satisfaction
Researchers over that the Indiana University conducted a study that led to rather surprising conclusions. Despite the fact that women...
Meet the world’s only immortal animal
If you're thinking McLeod, you couldn't be further from the truth. What you have to do is think small; not...
Older men want younger women, science shows
Feeling the need for scientific research to back up the 'dirty old men' myth, Gothenburg University and Oxford University scientists...
African cities and their ecological impact
No other continent in the world (that's not counting Antarctica) is studied by less ecologists than Africa; that is actually...
Black holes are the heart of galaxies
The supermassive black holes located at the center of galaxies are similar in many ways to hearts, pumping out energy...
In sickness and in … green
The city administration of Balikpapan (in East Kalimantan) has issued a new rule which will definitely please those interested in...
Hubble takes amazing pictures of mammoth stars
Two of the biggest and most impressive stars from our galaxy have been "surprised" in some really amazing poses by...
No health care revolution in sight
Though we have to admit there are some...
Brain neurons can remodel connections, MIT shows
Contrary to almost a half of century of research, Elly Nedivi, associate...
Beta Pictoris planet could finally be imaged
Beta Pictoris (β Pic / β Pictoris) is part of a group of hot young stars that have the same...
Meet the nanobamas
Meet the world's tiniest portraits of an elected president ever; meet the nanobamas. Each 'Obama' is made up of about...
Mute man can now speak thanks to brain implant
Frank Guenther of Boston University in Massachusetts and his colleagues worked with a man who was unable to move or...
Mineral Kingdom Co-evolved With Life
Evolution isn't just for living organisms, as scientists the Carnegie Institution found. They found that more than 3000 of the...
Ultimate recycling: urine for water
This is not for the average man, but when you're more than 300 km above the Earth, it's pretty hard...
The continents and their highest points
Continents are the large landmasses on Earth, delimitated by convention rather than geographical properties. Here we will refer to elevation...