Tesla Roadster in space could collide with Venus or Earth
Elon Musk isn't the only person amused by a Tesla in space — scientists at the University of Toronto and Charles...
Your shampoo and deodorant are as bad for you as car exhaust
That stuff you use to get ready in the morning? It could be as bad for your health and the planet as car pollution....
Breast cancer spread connected to amino acid in asparagus
Scientists have linked the spread of the disease breast cancer in mice to a compound that's in asparagus and several...
"We are not prepared" for climate change—scientists issue bleak warning
Researchers have determined that countries around the world are failing to fulfill their greenhouse gas reduction...
Plants appear to lose consciousness when sedated
Are plants conscious? A new study found that anesthetics work on flora - but what exactly is happening here? University...
New antibiotics discovered in soil offer hope in the fight against superbugs
Antibiotic resistance threatens humanity even as superbugs are discovered in places like pig farms. But a recent...
Scientists dash to explore Antarctic ecosystem hidden by ice for 120,000 years
Scientists are rushing to explore an underwater area previously covered by an Antarctic ice shelf for 120,000 years....
Scientists build an alien ocean to test NASA submarine
Researchers at Washington State University have constructed a replica of Titan's oceans to test a NASA submarine...
Praying mantises wearing tiny glasses help researchers discover new type of 3D vision
This praying mantis isn't just wearing minuscule 3D glasses for the cute factor, but to help scientists learn more...
Incredible new "super wood" is as strong as steel
It's a twig, it's a branch, it's... Super Wood! Researchers at the University of Maryland have created a so-called...
86% of teens in study have traces of BPA in their bodies
The vast majority of teenagers in a recent study had traces of Bisphenol A (BPA) inside of their bodies, according...
The sinking island nation of Tuvalu is actually growing
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has long been considered at great risk of sinking beneath rising sea levels...
New quantum tunneling application captures electricity from Earth's heat
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have learned how to...
Scientists identify new kind of ice that requires extremely hot temperatures to form
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California have discovered a new form of ice that is thought...
An enormous amount of mercury is buried beneath the melting Arctic permafrost
Scientists have learned that a massive amount of mercury is currently encased within the Arctic permafrost —...
