In a breakthrough for the controversial European neuroscience project which aims to digitize the human brain, the Blue Brain Project has created...
The California Coastal Commission (CCC) has banned SeaWorld from breeding captive killer whales in California, but only as a condition of building...
A new study conducted in which researchers analyzed giraffe fossils has unveiled clues behind the evolution of the giraffe’s iconic neck —...
Up until now, experts have been under the impression that running causes the body to release pain blocking endorphins, but now, according...
While a recent study of giraffe fossils has unveiled new clues behind the evolution of giraffe necks, a farmer in Michigan has...
A researcher from the University of Southampton has explored the climate scenario depicted in The Day After Tomorrow movie and found that the...
Coral reefs, one of the ocean’s most exotic underwater sights, are being threatened by unusually warm water temperatures that continue to rise...
Three scientists were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday. The three scientists, hailing from the United States, Sweden, and...
An offshoot of the ambitious enterprise the Human Brain Project, a group of international scientists have collaborated on the Blue Brain Project...
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology is thrilled to announce that a pregnant horse skeleton found in Germany contains the oldest (and best preserved)...
The vibrant blue “walking fish” known as the Channa andrao, a type of dwarf snakehead fish, is among hundreds of new species...
Chile’s president, Michelle Bachelet, announced on Monday the creation of one of the world’s largest marine parks, which is to be established...
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences recently published the first study of its kind in Nature Geoscience, documenting changes to...
NASA is pairing up with the U.S. Navy submarine force to research the effects of deep space on astronauts as part of...
West Lake Landfill, located in Bridgeton, Missouri, was officially listed as an EPA Superfund site in 1990 due to its high concentration...
Snakes might not have legs, but the slithering reptiles have the DNA crucial for limb development. Snakes have fully functional versions of...
Mathematicians from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom have developed a new method of measuring star mass which can be...
While the exact nature of the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs remains up for debate, one thing is certain: whatever...
Certain breeds of shark, like the unfortunately-named false catshark, don’t like to show their faces. This is largely due to the fact that the...
Wildlife in the area surrounding Chernobyl seems to be thriving in the radiation-contaminated exclusion zone, according to a new study. Many large...