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There are too many dirty misconceptions around.
In a room in San Francisco, California, 100 lava lamps are neatly arranged on a wall. And they’re keeping your Internet safe. The internet is a weird thing: on one hand, we have access to the sum of human knowledge at the click of a button, opening endless possibilities of communication and information sharing. But […]
An 1810 farmer thought homosexuality was natural -- and his reasoning is spot on.
How many female scientists that aren't Marie Curie can you name?
It combines the raw processing power of neural networks with human-like concept recognition.
If you're a student, you might not like this.
The search of other worlds is a field of science on the cusp of a revolution. By unpacking the exoplanet hunters’ toolkit we can examine the techniques that are bringing closer than ever to understanding our place in the Universe.
Can the business of large journals benefit from the existence of smaller journals?
There is a roaring epidemic caused by the antivaxx movement. It needs to stop.
A business-as-usual scenario is no longer viable, according to the EU's Science Advisory Council.
Human activity -- and quite possibly, human hair -- is to blame.
It was the beauty before the storm.
This is not what Pluto looks like.
'This report has layers of flaws and is the most egregious abuse of evidence that I have seen.'
Sure it looks creepy beyond all definition, but don’t worry: you’ll probably never see one in your life. The creature in case is a a Giant Caecilian (Caecilia pachynema): a small, legless, earthworm-like amphibian (look closely and see the syringe needle for scale). Caecilians lack limbs, but they aren’t closely related to snakes — instead, they’re more […]
Are you really what you eat?
The kids are alright.
There is a lot to learn -- and a lot to change.
Veggie burgers -- yay or nay?
Nobuaki Nagashima has Werner syndrome, which causes his body to age at super speed.
I, for one, would not want my donation money ending up as a settlement for pet killing or paying for shocking and misleading campaigns. There are other groups more worthy of our support.
She brought a new understanding of mathematics, while helping to change a corrosive culture in academia.
If soba noodles and tempura can't solve the problem, then what can?
The answer is often 'yes'.
The world is experiencing a dramatic surge of populism.
A story worth reading.
An anime math problem? My favorite.
Finding a solution to this problem is key to ensuring that research does not stagnate, but instead continues to flourish.
A problem that turned out to have more sides than initially thought.
Millenials love organics -- here's an overview of the impending revolution.
Tip of the hat to the people who make science books so, so pretty.
A unique experiment challenges all of us to fight for a sustainable future.
It's not a simple problem and it doesn't have a simple answer -- but here's what we can do.
We need to talk about plastic straws -- and about banning plastic straws.
A team of researchers forced bacteria to create carbon-silicon bonds, and their experiment showcases why life on our planet chose carbon.
It's not easy to pinpoint the reasons why this is happening.
It also has an 'evil sister' project!
It's being build today using only tech and know-how from the 13th century. Loads of fun!
As beautiful as it gets.
Bird's eye view.
Amazing.
Not just a pizza topping. Mushrooms could really become an important building material in the future.
An illustrated timeline of the greatest moments in science.
An artist and naturalist, a woman who braved a wild continent and tropical diseases for her passion and left behind remarkable works.
The story of how a 12-year-old boy from Vienna snuck out the Sistine Chapel's biggest guarded secret by genius alone.
The oceans are as beautiful as they are bizarre.
How one organization is proposing solving climate change by looking inwards, not outwards for solutions.
It’s the perfect tattoo for people who forget to water their plants: Ukrainian illustrator and tattoo artist Rita Zolotukhina creates “botanical fingerprints”, using actual plants for designs. To create the tattoos, she dips the plants in ink, then presses them on the customer’s body, basing the tattoo on this imprint – much like a stencil. “We don’t […]
An investigation undertaken by the Huffington Post and Fairfax Media has revealed that billions of dollars of government contracts were awarded as the direct result of bribes. The company names which pop up on this list include British icon Rolls-Royce, US oil-service company Halliburton, Australia’s Leighton Holdings and Korean heavyweights Samsung and Hyundai. The bribe factory If […]
The town of Albertville in southeastern France has begun using cheese to generate electricity. Their power plant, build in the Savoie region, uses the byproduct of the local Beaufort cheeses as the base for its biogas power generation system.
