While you'd be forgiven for thinking that this looks like a dome of bubble wrap, it's actually the world's first working compound-eye camera — which sees the world just like an insect would. Read More >>

Most of your exposure to silk probably comes in the form of uncomfortably sensual linens or cobwebs in a dusty old closet. In reality, though, silk is an incredible and overlooked material. While it may have roots in the ancient past, it could also form the building blocks of the future. Read More >>

Tears are obviously our body's mechanism to keep our eyeballs well lubricated, but why do humans start bawling when they're sad, in pain, or overjoyed? What purpose could crying possibly serve? Read More >>

3D printing isn't all about making guns and toys — some researchers are using it to make real medical advances. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Oxford has managed to create a 3D printer that can produce synthetic tissue using just water and oil. Read More >>

The increasingly ambiguous divide between man and machine just got blurred that much more with Stanford's recent announcement: scientists have successfully created the first truly biological transistor made entirely out of genetic material. Read More >>

Have you ever wondered why your skin gets covered in tiny bumps when you step out of the shower, or when your body's fight or flight instincts kick in? The goosebumps phenomenon, named after the way a large bird looks after being plucked, is actually your body's attempt to protect itself. Read More >>

When scientists Phillipe Horvath and Rodolphe Barrangou set out to find a better way to make yogurt, they didn't expect to stumble across one of the future's most promising discoveries: a super protein that can accurately cut DNA — and could perhaps revolutionise genetic engineering. Read More >>

Swallows that nest on roadsides appear to have evolved shorter wings to help them maneuver better and avoid cars, claim a team of scientists from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. Read More >>

There's an old adage that says if your Mum's father has lost all of his hair, then you're probably staring down a future of hats and shaved heads too. And as ASAP Science explains: thanks to genetics that's technically true for males, but there's more to the story. Read More >>

Those without a strong stomach should look away now. When Gabriel Morais set to wondering what different foods do to his body, he naturally wondered how different items affect the colour of his poop. Here are the results. Read More >>

A team of British researchers have successfully grown a tooth from human gum tissue — which might make false teeth a thing of the past. Read More >>

If your face is wrinkling, joints are creaking and eyesight failing, it's time to face facts: you're getting old. But what causes ageing, anyway, and why is it so damn inevitable? Read More >>

A new study, involving half a million participants from across Europe, shows that eating processed meats appears to increase the risk of dying young. Read More >>

On the morning of February 28th, 1953, two men quietly made history in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University. Sixty years ago today, Watson and Crick discovered DNA — and changed the face of biological science in the process. Read More >>

You might think that a museum adding 2000 new exhibits would need to build a whole new wing. But the latest additions to London's Grant Museum of Zoology all fit into a space the size of a large wardrobe: they're vintage glass microscope slides, bearing specimens taken from everything from fleas to whales. Read More >>