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Dinosaurs used feathers for sex, not flying
A set of 75 million year-old fossils found in the badlands of southern Alberta is adding credence to the suggestion that dinosaurs used feathers to attract a mate, and not to take flight. The fossils,...
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Why modern society would appear completely dystopian to a visitor from the past
Contemporary societies have their problems — there's no question about it. But few would go so far as to say that we live in a global dystopia. Yet many of the changes that have unfolded over the...
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Remains Of World War II Military Pigeon Ignites Code Mystery
Back in 1982, David Martin discovered the remains of a pigeon while renovating his chimney. Upon closer inspection he noticed that the dead bird had a red capsule attached to its leg, what has now...
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Do men and women experience orgasms differently?
It's something that many of us think about from time to time: Is an orgasm the same whether it is experienced by a male or a female? It's a fair question given that men and women tend to follow...
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Why Is the US Still Hung Up on the Abortion Debate? A Bioethics Perspective
Unlike most countries in the developed world, the United States is still deeply mired in the abortion debate — a hotly contested issue that divides the nation and still holds the potential to tip the...
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Europe approves new drug that can fix faulty genes
The idea of treating genetic diseases by replacing a defective gene with a working copy has been around for nearly three decades, but the road to creating an actual therapy that's safe and effective...
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Noam Chomsky explains why we still don't have artificial intelligence
Famed linguist and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky has suddenly found himself embroiled in a debate about the ongoing quest to develop AI. It all started last year when he spoke at MIT's "Brains,...
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New dinosaur named after Sauron from Lord of the Rings
Earlier this year a team of palaeontologists came into the possession of what appeared to be a 95 million-year-old skull cap from a previously unknown dinosaur. Further analysis showed that the bone...
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World's rarest whale is finally seen for the first time
At long last, scientists have finally caught a glimpse of one of this planet's most elusive species, the spade-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii). In 2010, a mother and calf washed up on...
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Amateur army archeologists uncover lost World War II bomber
There is a groundbreaking new program called the Op Nightingale Archaeological Project that's giving veterans a chance to get involved in meaningful work as they strive to overcome physical injuries...
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Egyptian princess's tomb dating from 2,500 BC found near Cairo
Czech archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old tomb of a Pharaonic princess named Shert Nebti just south of Cairo. The ancient burial site, which is located at the Abu Sir complex near the...
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Watch this cockatoo make its own tools
Check out Figaro, a Goffin's cockatoo that was reared in captivity near Vienna. This species of bird is not known for making tools in the wild, so the behavior captured in this video comes as a...
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Could stunt kites be the future of wind energy?
The idea of harnessing the energy from wind by using ground-based stations linked up to atmospheric turbines is gaining traction. Trouble is, they're expensive, unwieldy, and prey to low winds....
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Brazil To Clone Wild Animals In Danger Of Extinction
Brazilian scientists have announced that they are moving ahead with plans to clone a number of endangered species, a list of animals that includes the jaguar, maned wolf, and black lion. The...
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7 Best-Case Scenarios for the Future of Humanity
Most science fictional and futurist visions of the future tend towards the negative — and for good reason. Our environment is a mess, we have a nasty tendency to misuse technologies, and we're...
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New HIV vaccine shows promising results and no adverse side-effects
Canadian researchers working to develop the world's first HIV vaccine announced on Tuesday that they have cleared a major hurdle. Initial results from a Phase I trial conducted by scientists at...
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How bear dogs and sabre tooth cats lived side-by-side over 9 million years ago
Back during the late Miocene period, about 9 million years ago, two large and ferocious predators shared the same ecological niche. The two species, the leopard-sized sabre-toothed cat (Promegantereon...
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Scientists raise the alarm on human enhancement technologies
The Royal Society, along with the Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, and Royal Academy of Engineering, recently concluded a workshop called Human Enhancement and the Future of Work in which...
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Newly discovered super-Earth is one of the best candidates for life yet
European astronomers using the HARPS planet searcher have detected a super-Earth orbiting an orange dwarf star that's only 44 light years away. The researchers aren't entirely sure if it's a rocky...
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'Perfect storm' of geological factors make the Eastern U.S. more susceptible...
As if the folks out on America's east coast don't already have enough to worry about after the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy, it now looks like last year's magnitude-5.8 earthquake in Virginia was no...
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