Articles tagged "research"

Intergalactic space—at least in one instance—may not be as empty as we thought.

If we want to stop more species from piling onto the list of thousands that have successfully taken over new homes, we first have to figure out where they're likely to succeed.

Scientists have finally found a better use for a bird's feather than sticking it in your cap.

If we're really to reduce emissions, we need to think about what could be, not just what is.

Quick: What does nü-metal have to do with materials science?

Anthrax outbreaks can be extremely costly for conservationists and wildlife managers.

What was balancing out the record cold in Europe and parts of North America?

Whether it's figuring out what thoughts look like, mapping an entire brain in action, or even testing out neuroenhancing drugs, zebrafish have been involved.

This is why we have so many hybrid moth species.

Work done by computer scientist Dr. Tom Murphy suggests that yes, AI can learn to game.

While they're not robots, the UCSD team has developed so-called "nanosponges," which are capable of flowing about a mouse's bloodstream and absorbing lethal toxins.

"I burned and melted more than a hundred brains."

The fish in question happens to be less than two centimeters long and is almost completely clear.

This is slightly more conclusive than last summer, when CERN said it found a particle that resembles the Higgs Boson but couldn't confirm it was.

The rest of the Great Brain Experiment inevitably makes you wonder what makes smartphone games successful.

If chimps could read, they'd probably enjoy crosswords.

People might not realize how much it is that they actually drink.

Thanks to new research from NASA, we're starting to get a picture of how climate change might affect our seas.

Curiously enough, for fruit flies, alcohol can help combat parasites.

There's no way to make coal truly clean.

The State of the Union will be all about the middle class, but the upper class keeps winning.

Your ex is probably hacking your email right now.

How do you feel to know that you, over millions of years, have descended from a fuzzy little bug eater?