Wildlife photographer takes ‘once in a lifetime’ shot of a yellow penguin
This peculiar king penguin has a pigmentation condition called leucism.
Scientists clone an endangered ferret for the first time
They hope to one day do the same for extinct species too.
Scientists have two-way conversations with lucid dreamers while they sleep
Interactive dreaming is a thing for some people. Here's what's going on.
Watch NASA’s Perseverence rover land on Mars
Don't miss one of the most spectacular space missions this year.
Marine sponges inspire stronger, lighter skyscrapers and bridges
Designs that mimic the glassy sponge’s skeletal structure are 20% stronger than traditional structures employed today in engineering.
Ancient mammoth genome found in Siberia is the oldest ancient DNA
Illustration Krestovka mammoths. Credit: Beth Zaiken/Centre for Palaeogenetics Scientists have pushed technology to its limits after they managed to sequence...
Scientists find life under half-mile of ice in Antarctica
Nothing should have been alive -- yet life found a way.
Disadvantaged students are more likely to study online — and this could widen the achievement gap even further
More nonwhite or poor children study in closed schools compared to white students.
Drinking coffee daily is associated with less gray matter in the brain
This doesn't mean that caffeine makes you dumb, though.
Scientists use nuclear reactor to investigate Amelia Earhart’s mysterious disappearance
A metal plate thought to have once belonged to Earhart's plane was probed for hidden secrets using neutron beams.
The dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a comet fragment, not an asteroid
Astronomers have proposed a novel theory that explains the demise of the dinosaurs.
Chinese rover finds weird shard-shaped rock on the far side of the moon
It may have been formed by a meteor impact.
Oldest beer factory found in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian site
The facility was capable of brewing thousands of gallons of beer.
Scientists create bendable concrete containing CO2 to lower emissions
This bendable concrete has a number of appealing properties, chief among them the lower carbon footprint.
Monogamous cockroaches practice minor cannibalism out of love
Nothing says 'I love you' like consuming your partners' body parts.
Scientists taught pigs to use a joystick
There’s a new gamer in town.
Listen to a 17,000-year-old musical instrument made from a seashell
It's one of the oldest wind instruments.
Bitcoin now consumes more energy than Argentina
As Bitcoin's price surges, so does its carbon footprint.
This AI invents unique math we’ve never seen before
The researchers were inspired by Srinivasa Ramanujan who made 6,165 conjectures before he died at 32.
UAE brings Hope to Mars, becomes first Arab country to reach another planet
It's one of three different missions scheduled to arrive at Mars this month.