August 7, 2018

Tree bark generates a weird force that defies gravity

Trees are ubiquitous around the globe. Everyone knows that a tree grows up from a seed in the ground. It’s

Humans are about to unleash an irreversible “Hothouse Earth”, scientists warn

The coasts are gone. The waves crash high into what were once mountains. Many have perished, for food is scarce,

Angry, short-tempered people are probably wrong about how smart they are, study finds

Do you have a short temper? Uh, so, don’t hit us, but… you may not actually be as smart as

Wildfires in Ireland have revealed a hidden WWII message

County Wicklow in Ireland, has had a recent spate of wildfires threatening homes and forests. However, one good thing has emerged

A Soviet-era fox experiment may finally reveal the genes behind domestication

In 1959, Soviet scientists embarked on an audacious experiment to breed a population of tame foxes, a strain of animals

NASA’s brand new planet-hunting telescope already captured this insane footage of a passing comet

NASA’s new planet-hunting space telescope TESS has been inserted into its orbit around Earth, and has just started its job

Physicists have invented an essential component needed for quantum computers

In 2016, the Nobel Prize in Physics went to three British scientists for their work on superconductors and superfluids, which

Facebook is now asking banks for data on your spending habits

Facebook isn’t content to know just who you are, what you do, where you go, and who you talk to.

There once was an eighth wonder of the world, and it’s never coming back

After more than 125 years of mystery, scientists think they have reconfirmed the final resting place of the world’s forgotten