Yet Another Reason Honey Bees Are Screwed: Your Damn Almonds
Save the bees — or else.
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Save the bees — or else.
Catnip doesn't work on all cats, but a new study has found three new options that could allow all cats to get totally twisted.
It turns out funnel web spider venom might have another purpose—protecting the brain from the damaging effects of a stroke.
A team of Austrian scientists developed new software that allows microscopes to capture incredible timelapse footage.
To think, at one point, we were all right there, just a freaky mass of dividing cells that look like a prop from the Alien franchise.
It’s a fitting tribute to regular folks whose lives would have otherwise been completely forgotten.
Scientists recently discovered a new species of crab in Hong Kong. It’s very tiny, less than a centimeter long. It also climbs trees, which is terrifying.
Because apparently some people seem to have decided that centuries of scientific consensus isn't good enough for them.
“Laughter is contagious among parrots,” all the press people want me to say. I will not be coerced into saying such a thing.
Celebrities (and commoners) aren’t the only ones who get divorced—sometimes, actual stars do, too.
No one’s ever taken a picture of a black hole, and scientists want to change that.
If you think you can prove it, you’ll need a lot more than some hand-waving or philosophical waxing.
The truth is that this hunk of floating space rock we call home will live on long after humanity. The real losers of climate change will be us.
We've got some beautiful rare butterflies here in England, haven't we? It would be a real shame if some of them... went missing.
Scientists in China have discovered male damselflies caught in the act of trying to court females inside a piece of 100-million-year old amber.
Pretty much everything that’s great about technology today is thanks to the microprocessor.
