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Could this immortal hydra polyp inspire advanced rejuvenation therapies for...
A tiny freshwater polyp called the hydra has a rather neat trick: It can't die. These polyps are able to accomplish this remarkable feat of apparent immorality by reproducing through budding rather...
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Which species stand to benefit the most from global warming?
While there's little doubt that global warming is set to wreak considerable havoc on the planet's ecosystems, it's not all bad news for some species of this good Earth. Given just how adaptable some...
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The Massive Project to Wipe Out 180 Million Galapagos Island Rats
Back in the 17th century, Norway and black rats were introduced to the Galapagos Islands by whalers and buccaneers. Since that time they have become an absolute menace, by feasting on the eggs and...
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Tasmanian devils get their own private island, to save them from extinction
Tasmanian devils have a real problem, and it's called devil facial tumor disease — a contagious form of cancer that is decimating populations and threatening the entire species. So, in an effort to...
View ArticleResearchers create a thought controlled robotic avatar
Researchers from France and Japan have taken us one step closer to an Avatar-like future by developing a robot that can be controlled by thought alone. While it's primarily intended for severely...
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Remembering Neft Dashlari, Stalin’s utopian ocean city made from oil and steel
Shortly after the Second World War, the Soviet Union constructed a massive industrial city-complex in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan. Home to over 5,000 workers, it was an intricate maze...
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Einstein's brain was definitely not like the others, scientists say
The first formal study to take a look at the entire cerebral cortex of Albert Einstein's brain has revealed some interesting clues about the scientist's extraordinary cognitive abilities. Florida...
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This pocket-sized galaxy may be the most distant yet
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have discovered the most distant galaxy seen in the universe. Called MACS0647-JD, the galaxy is 13.3 billion light years from Earth — which...
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Germany's new 18-story Tree Top Walk is shaped like a giant egg
Nature lovers visiting Germany's Bavarian Forest National Park are in for a treat. At a height of 145 feet (44 meters), the brand new egg-shaped observatory offers visitors an unprecedented view of...
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When does an animal count as a person?
A grassroots movement has recently emerged in which a number of scientists, philosophers, ethicists and legal experts have rallied together in support of the idea that some nonhuman animals are...
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A microscopic organism that eats DNA instead of having sex
For the past 80 million years, a tiny water-borne organism called the bdelloid rotifer has lived and thrived without the benefits of sexual reproduction. Now, while asexual reproduction is nothing new...
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Mars once had water warm enough to sustain life
We know that Mars once had lots of water, considered a prerequisite for habitability. What hasn't been known, however, is just how friendly — or unfriendly — this water might have been to life, as the...
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Rash of robot sightings could be a sign of the impending robopocalypse — or...
Robots of various shapes and sizes have been seen making their way through a number of cities in the United States without any apparent human oversight. Sightings have been reported in Pasadena, Los...
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Paralyzed dogs walk again after nose cell transplants
A 10-year old dachshund named Jasper has regained the use of his hind legs after being injected with cells grown from the lining of his nose — cells that are showing a remarkable potential to replace...
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Astronomers discover a planet so massive it defies classification
Scientists using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii have discovered a "super-Jupiter" orbiting around the bright star Kappa Andromedae. The planet, which is about 13 times the size of Jupiter, glows with...
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This 'grave robbing' mammal outsmarted the dinosaurs by going underground
Back during the late Cretaceous period there lived a stocky, mole-like mammal that spent its days burrowing tunnels underground. Called Necrolestes patagonensis, it managed to survive the Age of the...
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Is someone on a dolphin-killing rampage?
It's almost impossible to believe, but authorities along the northern Gulf of Mexico are having to investigate a rash of violent attacks on dolphins after bodies were found with gunshot wounds, cuts,...
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Hitler’s forgotten attempt to build the world’s largest Olympic stadium
On September 7, 1937, German construction workers laid the cornerstone for what was to become the world's largest stadium — one that would hold over 400,000 spectators. Designed by Hitler's close...
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Researchers design a robot to explore the moon's mysterious volcanic caverns
Three years ago, Japanese researchers discovered a cavern on the moon using the SELENE satellite. It's estimated that the subterranean structure is 65 meters wide and at least 80 meters in depth....
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When times get tough, algae can steal energy from other plants
Scientists know that worms, bacteria, and various fungi can eat plants and use the vegetable cellulose as a source of carbon for their growth. Plants, on the other hand, simply sit back and...
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