Can Cities Save Insect Life?
Might our cities be the perfect haven for these pollinators?
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Might our cities be the perfect haven for these pollinators?
Some people struggle to stay alert on three double espressos, others are bouncing off the walls after a small cup of coffee. Turns out the reason for that may be genetic.
The blue light-emitting diode (LED) is found in the screens of millions of phones as well as our bright, new energy-efficient LED lightbulbs.
'Grid cells' coordinate longitude and latitude, nab trio $1.1m prize.
Scientists have been underestimating warming increases because of inaccurate temperature recordings taken in the southern oceans.
Whether it's antimatter and matter existing at once, or the discovery of a whole new type of particle, this is big news.
Scientists believe that lab-grown, replacement penises could be tested on men within the next five years.
Come back ozone layer. We miss you.
Don't be taking any space holiday's to Titan anytime soon, then. We have warned you.
Let's cross our fingers and hope that we never experience this, but what would happen if every human on the planet was eradicated?
The first US Ebola diagnosis could have you concerned about the disease spreading to the west. Don't be.
Say goodbye to bulky oxygen tanks.
Unsurprisingly this is from Japan. Apparently the Japanese like their ice to be perfectly spherical.
NASA is pursuing future cosmic exploration with some rather unexpected whimsy. Occasionally fantastical but always backed by concrete science, here are 10 of the most awesomely strange projects NASA's scientists are cooking up.
It's not really invisible, but at certain angles it disappears from view.
A significant portion of underwater exploration is done in 2D, but that could soon change thanks to the recent installation of a revolutionary new scientific camera rig. We'll never look at the ocean's depths the same way again.
