Brazilian Biodiversity Information System is bringing Brazil’s biological diversity to the internet
As one of the most biologically diverse countries on Earth, Brazil is taking steps to consolidate all of the nation’s...
The EPA wants to limit what science can be used to create regulations
Just weeks after this year's March for Science, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt...
UAE unveils plans for massive city simulating human settlement on Mars
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to build a 1.9-million-square-foot city that will simulate conditions...
Is this protein the key to an anti-aging pill?
From serums to plastic surgery to antioxidants, humans are continually trying to delay the inevitable aging process....
Scientists develop way to efficiently degrade plastics into diesel fuel
Plastic pollution clogs our oceans and landfills. According to the Earth Policy Institute, Americans use about...
New research shows plants respond to touch
Researchers have long speculated about whether plants are capable of interacting with humans and each other. One...
Mars is emerging from a 400,000 year-old ice age
A new study has found that Mars is emerging from an ice age that ended about 400,000 years ago. While scientists...
Researchers discover toxic heavy metals in Portland’s trees and air
We don’t often think about whether there are toxins in the trees around us, but researchers in Portland, Oregon...
Plastic-eating worms may offer solution to our growing garbage problem
Every year, 6.4 million tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean. On land, plastic gathers in landfills, on beaches...
New map shows where large mammals would exist without humans
How would the world look if humans had never spread out across the Earth? For a start, we'd have a lot more forest,...
Futuristic Antarctic Research System is a modular shelter for modern-day nomads
These futuristic mobile pods were designed to provide optimal living and working conditions for researchers exploring...
How We Harvest Horseshoe Crab Blood to Save Human Lives
Do you give much thought to horseshoe crabs? No, me neither. But it turns out that without them, we could be in...
Harvard Researchers Successfully Reverse Aging in Mice
Photo © Shutterstock In a new study published in the journal Cell, Harvard researchers claim to have discovered...
Researchers Accidentally Kill World’s Oldest Living Animal While Trying to Determine its Age
In 2006, Bangor University researchers caught what they thought was an ordinary clam off the coast of Iceland....
Designing and Building with Bacteria Could be the Future of Architecture
The rate at which science has been evolving for the last few decades suggests it won’t be long before we’re...
Austrian Scientists Grow Mini Human Brains in a Lab
Image via Shutterstock After years of using mice to study the inner workings of the brain, Juergen Knoblich...
NASA Sends ‘Grover’ Solar-Powered Rover Right Over Greenland’s Shrinking Arctic Ice Sheet
NASA's Mars Rover might have captured headlines, but a new bot deployed in Greenland might be doing even more important...
New Study Shows that Anti-Anxiety Meds in Waterways Alter Wild Fish Behavior
Photo via Shutterstock A new study has shown that pharmaceutical drugs polluting the world’s waterways may...
Scientists Create the World’s Tiniest Valentine Out of Carbon Nanotubes!
Scientists at Brigham Young University (BYU) have used nanotechnology to make the world’s smallest Cupid for...
Excess Heat From Big Cities Found to Raise Temperatures Over 1,000 Miles Away
Photo via Shutterstock A new study has found that the waste heat generated by cities could affect temperatures...
MIT Turns Carbon Dioxide from Bioengineered Soil Bacteria into Clean Biofuel
Scientists at MIT have genetically engineered a soil bacteria that can create fuel for cars. The bioengineered...
South Korean Scientists Develop World’s First Bendable Lithium-Ion Battery
South Korean scientists just developed the world's first imprintable and bendable battery - and it could pave the...
UC Riverside Researcher Uses Snail Teeth as Inspiration for More Efficient Solar Cells
A recent study conducted at the University of California has shown how teeth-growing techniques of marine snails...
NREL’s Silicon Wafer Screening System Could Save Solar Industry Billions of Dollars
Used in the manufacturing of solar cells, silicon wafers are an integral component that also create a sizable financial...
UC Davis Researchers Engineer Blue-Green Algae to Make Fuel From Sunlight
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have engineered blue-green algae that could help replace fossil...
Nanomaterials That Split Sunlight into Separate Colors Could Double Solar Cell Efficiency
Solar technologies are constantly evolving towards higher efficiencies thanks to the development of materials capable...
NY’s Suffolk County Becomes First to Ban BPA in Receipt Papers in U.S.
New York’s Suffolk County has become the first one in the United States to ban retailers from issuing register...
Two Boys Raise Nearly $10,000 to Help Save a 500-Million-Year-Old Species
Two boys from Cape Elizabeth, Maine have made it their mission to help save one of the planet’s oldest species....
Scientists at Spain’s University of Jaen Create Eco-Friendly Bricks from Paper Waste
Scientists at Spain’s University of Jaen have found an affordable and eco-friendly way to make bricks from paper...
CitiSense is a Portable Air Pollution Monitoring Device that Sends Data to Your Smart Phone
CitiSense is a portable pollution monitoring system that allows you to check nearby air quality on your smart phone....