Underneath our feet, deep down in the Earth, liquid iron is producing the magnetic field that we all take for
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are getting ready to make room for 20 new rodent roommates. On Friday morning, a SpaceX
Cats have some of the most unique eyes in the animal world: Instead of having circular pupils like humans, the
Goats might not seem like the most cuddly animals, but researchers have found evidence that goats are as clever as
Atop Mount Lico in northern Mozambique is a site that few have had the pleasure of seeing – a hidden
When I was at elementary school, my teacher told me that matter exists in three possible states: solid, liquid and
The internet has been giggling over the latest satellite map discovery, and we can’t blame them. A giant penis drawing
Deep in the woods of the West Pomerania region of Poland, an entire section of trees bends at sharp angles
The scrotum is a mystery. Why do most male mammals have their reproductive glands so vulnerably located in a sack
If we’re going to head out into interstellar space one day, we might want to go equipped with some heavy-duty
The broad legalisation of marijuana in California might be a big win for trade, tax, and lovers of a toke,
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is continuing to erupt, with lava gushing throughout a swath of Hawaii’s Big Island and pouring into
It turns out the unlucky Pompeiian man whose body was found under a giant piece of masonry last month wasn’t
Your snacks drawer may have been worth a lot more in the time of the Maya. A new study has
It seems inevitable. When we grow older, time seems to speed up as we experience the same things over and
Sometimes it feels like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to see everybody and do everything. Now we
Receiving explicit images of strangers’ private parts is an ugly, unacceptable reality for many online – but for others, it’s
Yes, we know. Our smartphone batteries are bad because they barely last a day. But it’s partially our fault because
Last year, 39 million acres of forest cover was lost from the world’s tropics. The good news is that this
Florida beaches are being adorned with purple flags to warn swimmers of an almost invisible hazard – an outbreak of
Giving children music lessons won’t just introduce them to a world of rhythm and melody – it could also significantly
The first known interstellar visitor to our Solar System, ‘Oumuamua, which buzzed past the Sun last September, has proven evasive
For the past 235 years, a 2.31 metre (7 foot 7 inch) tall skeleton has stood overlooking shelves of pickled
A pair of swans in Austria have been forcibly removed from the lake they called home after a series of
One of the world’s leading plasma research facilities just broke a new record, showing we really are getting closer to
The plumes of salty water shooting out of Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus have just ponied up one of the most
Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, has long proselytized for the cause of interplanetary colonization. If Earth gets whacked by
Scientists studying one of the fastest-warming regions of the global ocean say changes in this region are so sudden and
Scientists have recently discovered and described 29 cool new species of wasp, and their life-cycle is enough to give you
Just how cold can it get on Earth? Colder than we thought, apparently. A new study of satellite data reports
Ordinary matter may only make up 5 percent of the mass of the Universe, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we
A mysterious cataclysm in a neighboring galaxy was spotted in the sky above Hawaii last week, sending astronomers around the
It’s no secret that our brains are exceptionally flexible and can adapt to new situations. Whether it’s a brain reusing
Several Russian cities had a fantastic light show last Thursday, as a bright meteor burst into a fireball over the
It’s the biggest environmental whodunit of the year, and after following a trail of clues, The New York Times may have
July is shaping up to be an excellent month for astronomy fans. Overnight on July 27 and 28, skywatchers in
Former Microsoft executive, entrepreneur, and physics PhD Nathan Myhrvold is making some big claims: a lot of the data NASA
Archaeologists in southern Siberia have unearthed a remarkable find – the mummified remains of a woman, carefully adorned in silk
Every summer, thousands and thousands of couples tie the knot. That decision has lasting effects on their health over time. Researchers
Since the 1990s, astrophysicists have known that for the past few billion years, the Universe has been experiencing an accelerated
NASA’s 15-year-old Opportunity rover has had a rough couple of weeks on Mars. Back on May 30, a pretty big
Thousands of people in Sweden have inserted microchips, which can function as contactless credit cards, key cards and even rail
Hidden 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) under Mount Ikeno in Japan is a place that looks like a supervillain’s dream. Super-Kamiokande
Steelhead trout, members of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the freshwater
Scientists have thought for decades that one area of the brain simply disappears during human development. Now, genetic similarities between
Romantic attraction is a complicated thing that scientists still don’t completely understand. But, through research and experimentation, they’ve come up with many ideas
Black holes don’t just sit there munching away constantly on the space around them. Eventually they run out of nearby
A vast mass of hot rock is welling up underneath Vermont and extending into other subterranean regions below New England,
