Electromagnetic fields treat type 2 diabetes in mice
A unique project suggests that diabetes could one day be treated by electromagnetic fields.
Scientists resurrect mysterious missing tectonic plate beneath Canada
A long-debated missing tectonic plate beneath Northern Canada has been confirmed with 3D mapping technology.
One-eyed, baby albino shark might be the product of climate change
The fishermen who caught the bizarre creature were left speechless.
World’s largest solar farm will produce 10GW of power in Australia — but most of it will end up in Singapore
The solar farm is so huge it will be easily visible from space.
This beetle’s armor can survive being run over by a car. Here’s why it’s nearly indestructible
Insights into what makes these insects so tough could inspire a new class of materials.
A broken toilet and faulty oxygen supply ruined the night on the International Space Station
The crew was in no danger but the ISS is showing its age.
This protein explains why you get acne — and may offer a new way to cure it
Scientists now have a more actionable target for the treatment of acne.
After scanning canine brains: “Dogs are people, too,” says neuroscientist
A neuroscientist believes dogs experience love and attachment comparable to a human child.
Infant feeding bottles may release millions of microplastics during formula preparation
Although this may sound alarming, scientists say that parents shouldn't necessarily be concerned.
Millennials across the world are dissatisfied with democracy
There's a widening gap between how the youth and older generations perceive democracy.
How ants grew super-strong muscles after losing their wings
Worker ants evolved strong thorax muscles for carrying loads many times their weight after losing their ability to fly.
Scientists finally make a room-temperature superconductor. But there’s a catch
The price that had to be paid was a pressure thousands of times higher than at the bottom of the...
Venus flytrap with no brain or nervous system senses prey with short-memory trick
Calcium flowing through tiny hairs of the plant's leaves determine when the Venus flytrap closes its jaw.
Climate change wiped out five human relatives, new study says. Are we next?
We were just lucky we made it last time climate change threatened our species.
Here’s another tardigrade superpower: a fluorescent shield protects them from deadly UV radiation
These extreme survivors never cease to amaze us!
The stunning GPT-3 AI is a better writer than most humans
Is this AI the death-kneel of virtually all creative industries?
Pluto’s white-peaked mountains are actually covered in methane frost
It's the only place other than Earth in our solar system that's known to have white-peaked mountains
COVID death toll underestimated: Nearly 75,000 more Americans died in spring and summer because of the pandemic
These excess deaths have been indirectly attributed to COVID-19 due to the pandemic's disruptions.
COVID-19 pandemic caused $16 trillion in damage — the greatest threat to the economy since the Great Depression
That's nearly 90% of the US gross domestic product.
Tiny 200-million-year-old teeth show the first mammals were actually more like reptiles
Although they had fur and whiskers, the earliest mammals had long lifespans like reptiles.