Scientists Have a Plan to Nuke Deadly Asteroids Out of the Sky
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Scientists now reckon it was an extremely rare celestial phenomenon involving a supermassive black hole and a rather unfortunate star.
Young people in America, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, are the most likely to think organic foods are healthier and that genetically modified foods are bad.
New research shows that macaques have a vocal tract capable of emitting human-like speech, but they lack the brain circuitry to make words happen.
From now on, every decision I make will be motivated to do one thing and one thing only: to find my way to Point Nemo.
It sounds like an evolutionary success story, but examples like this are exceptionally rare in the animal kingdom.
Most animals have at least a semblance of an adult-like body when they’re young. But a new study published in the journal Current Biology shows this isn’t always the case.
It's full of glorious planetary and deep space imagery, fiery rocket launches, and unforgettable moments in spaceflight history
And how his historic trip set space science forward.
Scientists have discovered a dinosaur tail with its feathers still intact trapped inside a piece of amber. It’s absolutely incredible. Read More >>
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has rocked the Solomon Islands about 42 miles off the coast of Kirakira.
Over the past thirty years, the number of giraffes on Earth has dropped 38 per cent, from roughly 157,000 individuals in 1985 to 97,500 today.
Something that hasn’t happened since 1993.
Gorgeous new maps show how dramatically our planet's surface is changing. Read More >>
If you ask Josiah Zayner, the genetic engineering revolution will not come in the form of designer babies or mutant super crops, but in the form of a bottle of glowing beer.
We asked animal behaviourists, evolutionary anthropologists, bioethicists and behavioural scientists to enlighten us.
