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The Most Unfortunate Design Flaws In The Human Body

5 years ago

The Most Unfortunate Design Flaws In The Human Body

George Dvorsky

This Is Why The Great Barrier Reef Is Dying

5 years ago

This Is Why The Great Barrier Reef Is Dying

Maddie Stone

Why Bed Bugs Are Getting Harder To Kill

5 years ago

Why Bed Bugs Are Getting Harder To Kill

George Dvorsky

Sean Parker’s $US250 Million Plan To Annihilate Cancer

5 years ago

Sean Parker’s $US250 Million Plan To Annihilate Cancer

George Dvorsky

Brain Implant Enables Quadriplegic Man To Play Guitar Hero With His Hands

5 years ago

Brain Implant Enables Quadriplegic Man To Play Guitar Hero With His Hands

George Dvorsky

Scientists Have Published A New Tree Of Life

5 years ago

Scientists Have Published A New Tree Of Life

Jamie Condliffe

Thousands Of Swarming Crabs Look Like A Horrifying Alien Invasion

5 years ago

Thousands Of Swarming Crabs Look Like A Horrifying Alien Invasion

George Dvorsky

World’s Longest Snake Captured, Promptly Dies

5 years ago

World’s Longest Snake Captured, Promptly Dies

George Dvorsky

Preserving Land Isn’t Enough To Save The Tropics

5 years ago

Preserving Land Isn’t Enough To Save The Tropics

Maddie Stone

This Is What Really Happens To Your Brain When You’re Tripping On LSD

5 years ago

This Is What Really Happens To Your Brain When You’re Tripping On LSD

George Dvorsky

This Low-Tech Trap For Killing Mosquito Eggs Is Brilliant

5 years ago

This Low-Tech Trap For Killing Mosquito Eggs Is Brilliant

George Dvorsky

Horrifying Footage Reveals The Lightning-Fast Chomp Of Trap-Jaw Spiders

Science & Health

5 years ago

Horrifying Footage Reveals The Lightning-Fast Chomp Of Trap-Jaw Spiders

George Dvorsky

Chinese Scientists Genetically Modify Human Embryos Again

5 years ago

Chinese Scientists Genetically Modify Human Embryos Again

George Dvorsky

Gene-Editing Attacks Can’t Defeat HIV As Easily As We Thought

5 years ago

Gene-Editing Attacks Can’t Defeat HIV As Easily As We Thought

George Dvorsky

The World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted Without Surgery

5 years ago

The World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Implanted Without Surgery

George Dvorsky

How To Survive A Mass Extinction

5 years ago

How To Survive A Mass Extinction

Maddie Stone

Baboon Survives Nearly Three Years With A Pig’s Heart And Humans Might Be Next

5 years ago

Baboon Survives Nearly Three Years With A Pig’s Heart And Humans Might Be Next

George Dvorsky

Australian Scientists Confirm That Sperm Whales Are The World’s Largest Battering Rams

5 years ago

Australian Scientists Confirm That Sperm Whales Are The World’s Largest Battering Rams

George Dvorsky

Humans Are Aroused When They Touch Robots In Intimate Areas

5 years ago

Humans Are Aroused When They Touch Robots In Intimate Areas

Jamie Condliffe

Ancient ‘Kite Runner’ Carried Its Babies Around In Pouches Tethered To Its Body

5 years ago

Ancient ‘Kite Runner’ Carried Its Babies Around In Pouches Tethered To Its Body

George Dvorsky

Tucker The Turtle Can’t Fart, Gets Treated For The Bends

5 years ago

Tucker The Turtle Can’t Fart, Gets Treated For The Bends

George Dvorsky

Super Realistic Lab-Grown Skin Even Sprouts Hair

5 years ago

Super Realistic Lab-Grown Skin Even Sprouts Hair

George Dvorsky

Dating Service Lets You Pick Your Partner By Smelling A Sweaty T-Shirt

5 years ago

Dating Service Lets You Pick Your Partner By Smelling A Sweaty T-Shirt

Jennifer Ouellette

Doctors Successfully Perform World’s First HIV-Infected Liver Transplant

5 years ago

Doctors Successfully Perform World’s First HIV-Infected Liver Transplant

George Dvorsky

Colorless Fossil Reveals True Colours Of Ancient Snake

5 years ago

Colorless Fossil Reveals True Colours Of Ancient Snake

George Dvorsky

We Finally Know What The Zika Virus Actually Looks Like

5 years ago

We Finally Know What The Zika Virus Actually Looks Like

George Dvorsky

Why Is Your Stomach Growling Right Now?

5 years ago

Why Is Your Stomach Growling Right Now?

Esther Inglis-Arkell

Boogers: Myths And Facts

5 years ago

Boogers: Myths And Facts

Annalee Newitz

Decorate Your Home With The Work Of This Celebrated Wildlife Artist

5 years ago

Decorate Your Home With The Work Of This Celebrated Wildlife Artist

Alissa Walker

Biologist Argues For Universal Rules That Regulate Life At All Size Scales

5 years ago

Biologist Argues For Universal Rules That Regulate Life At All Size Scales

Jennifer Ouellette

Mad Scientists Created Synthetic Bacteria With Only 473 Genes

5 years ago

Mad Scientists Created Synthetic Bacteria With Only 473 Genes

George Dvorsky

Shooting Lasers At Frogs Brings Us Closer To Curing Cancer

5 years ago

Shooting Lasers At Frogs Brings Us Closer To Curing Cancer

Maddie Stone

Bellies Of Frozen Lion Cubs May Still Contain 12,000-Year-Old Mother’s Milk

5 years ago

Bellies Of Frozen Lion Cubs May Still Contain 12,000-Year-Old Mother’s Milk

George Dvorsky

Watch Out Humans, Manta Rays May Be Self-Aware

5 years ago

Watch Out Humans, Manta Rays May Be Self-Aware

George Dvorsky

Patient Develops An Allergy To Kiwis Following Surgery

5 years ago

Patient Develops An Allergy To Kiwis Following Surgery

George Dvorsky

Watch A Guy Discover How Human Flesh Would Taste Using A Biopsy From His Leg

5 years ago

Watch A Guy Discover How Human Flesh Would Taste Using A Biopsy From His Leg

Jamie Condliffe

Watching A Male Seahorse Birth 2000 Babies Is Horrifying And Awesome At The Same Time

5 years ago

Watching A Male Seahorse Birth 2000 Babies Is Horrifying And Awesome At The Same Time

Maddie Stone

These Are The First-Ever High-Res Images Of Naturally Occuring Biological Motors

5 years ago

These Are The First-Ever High-Res Images Of Naturally Occuring Biological Motors

Jamie Condliffe

This On-Off Switch For Sperm Could Lead To Better Male Birth Control

5 years ago

This On-Off Switch For Sperm Could Lead To Better Male Birth Control

Esther Inglis-Arkell

Spider Bondage Exists And It Is Gnarly As Hell

5 years ago

Spider Bondage Exists And It Is Gnarly As Hell

George Dvorsky

Behold Timurlengia, The Elusive Missing Link In Tyrannosaur Evolution

5 years ago

Behold Timurlengia, The Elusive Missing Link In Tyrannosaur Evolution

George Dvorsky

Accidental Pregnancies In The US Have Plummeted Thanks To IUDs

5 years ago

Accidental Pregnancies In The US Have Plummeted Thanks To IUDs

George Dvorsky

This Is The First Ever Image Of New Neurons Forming In A Live Brain

5 years ago

This Is The First Ever Image Of New Neurons Forming In A Live Brain

Jamie Condliffe

FDA Is Asking The American Public If It Should Release Mutant Mosquitoes En Masse

5 years ago

FDA Is Asking The American Public If It Should Release Mutant Mosquitoes En Masse

George Dvorsky

There’s No Such Thing As ‘Good Cholesterol’ Says Pivotal New Study

5 years ago

There’s No Such Thing As ‘Good Cholesterol’ Says Pivotal New Study

George Dvorsky

Scientists Have Discovered A Bacteria That Has Evolved To Eat Plastic

5 years ago

Scientists Have Discovered A Bacteria That Has Evolved To Eat Plastic

Jamie Condliffe

The Best Biomedical Images Of The Year Reveal The True Beauty Of Biology

5 years ago

The Best Biomedical Images Of The Year Reveal The True Beauty Of Biology

Jamie Condliffe

Microbes That Cause UTIs Use Hooks To Hold On While We Pee

5 years ago

Microbes That Cause UTIs Use Hooks To Hold On While We Pee

George Dvorsky

Our First Major Breakthrough In Understanding How Zika Virus Attacks The Brain

5 years ago

Our First Major Breakthrough In Understanding How Zika Virus Attacks The Brain

George Dvorsky

This Monkey Is Controlling A Wheelchair With Its Mind

5 years ago

This Monkey Is Controlling A Wheelchair With Its Mind

George Dvorsky

Blossoming Flower Is Actually A Gross Turtle Esophagus

5 years ago

Blossoming Flower Is Actually A Gross Turtle Esophagus

Bryan Menegus

No, Scientists Have Not Created A Matrix-Like Interface That Instantly Uploads Data To Your Brain

5 years ago

No, Scientists Have Not Created A Matrix-Like Interface That Instantly Uploads Data To Your Brain

George Dvorsky

Link Between Zika And Rare Neurological Disorder Grows Stronger

5 years ago

Link Between Zika And Rare Neurological Disorder Grows Stronger

George Dvorsky

Giant Viruses Feature Their Own Built-In Antivirus Software

5 years ago

Giant Viruses Feature Their Own Built-In Antivirus Software

George Dvorsky

This Is The Most Beat Up Dinosaur Ever Discovered

5 years ago

This Is The Most Beat Up Dinosaur Ever Discovered

George Dvorsky

First Uterus Transplant In US Offers Hope To Thousands Of Infertile Women

5 years ago

First Uterus Transplant In US Offers Hope To Thousands Of Infertile Women

George Dvorsky

Why Scaring Animals Is Good For The Environment

5 years ago

Why Scaring Animals Is Good For The Environment

George Dvorsky

CDC Confirms Zika In Nine US Pregnancies

5 years ago

CDC Confirms Zika In Nine US Pregnancies

George Dvorsky

Male-On-Male Necrophilia Among Birds May Be A Case Of Mistaken Identity

5 years ago

Male-On-Male Necrophilia Among Birds May Be A Case Of Mistaken Identity

George Dvorsky

Scientists Have Created Functional Sperm From Stem Cells

5 years ago

Scientists Have Created Functional Sperm From Stem Cells

George Dvorsky

CDC Investigating 14 Possible Cases Of Sexually Transmitted Zika, Including In Pregnant Women

5 years ago

CDC Investigating 14 Possible Cases Of Sexually Transmitted Zika, Including In Pregnant Women

George Dvorsky

Dogs And Certain Primates May Be Able To See Magnetic Fields

5 years ago

Dogs And Certain Primates May Be Able To See Magnetic Fields

George Dvorsky

This Is What Millions Of Hungry Jellyfish Sound Like

5 years ago

This Is What Millions Of Hungry Jellyfish Sound Like

Maddie Stone

HPV Vaccine Reduces Infection By Nearly Two Thirds, But Less Than Half Of US Teens Are Vaccinated

5 years ago

HPV Vaccine Reduces Infection By Nearly Two Thirds, But Less Than Half Of US Teens Are Vaccinated

George Dvorsky

Scientists Use Light To Alter Memories Of Cokehead Mice

5 years ago

Scientists Use Light To Alter Memories Of Cokehead Mice

George Dvorsky

A Shocking Number Of Dogs In Shelters Are Misidentified As ‘Pit Bulls’

5 years ago

A Shocking Number Of Dogs In Shelters Are Misidentified As ‘Pit Bulls’

George Dvorsky

New Research Suggests Zika Can Cross The Placental Barrier

5 years ago

New Research Suggests Zika Can Cross The Placental Barrier

George Dvorsky

Pope Says Contraception May Be Permitted In Regions Hit By Zika

5 years ago

Pope Says Contraception May Be Permitted In Regions Hit By Zika

George Dvorsky

Don’t Donate Blood For A Month If You’ve Been Exposed To Zika

5 years ago

Don’t Donate Blood For A Month If You’ve Been Exposed To Zika

George Dvorsky

Brain Implant Will Let Amputees Move Individual Fingers On Prosthetics With Thoughts Alone

5 years ago

Brain Implant Will Let Amputees Move Individual Fingers On Prosthetics With Thoughts Alone

George Dvorsky

Revolutionary Cancer Therapy Shows Promise In Terminally Ill Patients

5 years ago

Revolutionary Cancer Therapy Shows Promise In Terminally Ill Patients

George Dvorsky

To Save Koalas From Extinction, We May Have To Kill Them First

5 years ago

To Save Koalas From Extinction, We May Have To Kill Them First

George Dvorsky

Sneaky Camera Traps Capture Stunning Images Of Namibian Wildlife

5 years ago

Sneaky Camera Traps Capture Stunning Images Of Namibian Wildlife

George Dvorsky

New ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Put Thousands Of Lab Animals Out Of Work

5 years ago

New ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Put Thousands Of Lab Animals Out Of Work

George Dvorsky

Australian Scientists Get A Wasp’s Eye View

5 years ago

Australian Scientists Get A Wasp’s Eye View

George Dvorsky

We’ve Found The Most Compelling Evidence Yet That Links Zika To Birth Defects

5 years ago

We’ve Found The Most Compelling Evidence Yet That Links Zika To Birth Defects

George Dvorsky

Bloodthirsty Ticks Have A Seriously Weird Genome

5 years ago

Bloodthirsty Ticks Have A Seriously Weird Genome

Maddie Stone

The Older You Get, The More Likely It Is You’ll Have Mutated ‘Selfish’ Sperm Cells

5 years ago

The Older You Get, The More Likely It Is You’ll Have Mutated ‘Selfish’ Sperm Cells

George Dvorsky

How ‘Memory Hacking’ Is Becoming A Reality

5 years ago

How ‘Memory Hacking’ Is Becoming A Reality

George Dvorsky

Brain Preservation Breakthrough Could Usher In A New Era In Cryonics

5 years ago

Brain Preservation Breakthrough Could Usher In A New Era In Cryonics

George Dvorsky

Dengue Outbreak Prompts State Of Emergency On Hawaii’s Big Island

5 years ago

Dengue Outbreak Prompts State Of Emergency On Hawaii’s Big Island

George Dvorsky

New Zika Guidelines Advise Pregnant Women To Avoid Sex

5 years ago

New Zika Guidelines Advise Pregnant Women To Avoid Sex

George Dvorsky

Scientists Isolate Gene Responsible For Rare Vibration Allergy

5 years ago

Scientists Isolate Gene Responsible For Rare Vibration Allergy

George Dvorsky

Johnny Cash Has A New Arachnid Namesake

5 years ago

Johnny Cash Has A New Arachnid Namesake

Maddie Stone

US Experts Say Three-Parent Babies Are OK, Just No Girls

5 years ago

US Experts Say Three-Parent Babies Are OK, Just No Girls

George Dvorsky

Promising New Therapy Extends Lifespans Of Mice By 35 Per Cent

5 years ago

Promising New Therapy Extends Lifespans Of Mice By 35 Per Cent

George Dvorsky

Why Are So Many Newborns Still Being Denied Pain Relief?

5 years ago

Why Are So Many Newborns Still Being Denied Pain Relief?

George Dvorsky

There May Be A Silver Lining To Those Dead Whales On UK Beaches

5 years ago

There May Be A Silver Lining To Those Dead Whales On UK Beaches

Maddie Stone

Zika Outbreak Is A ‘Temperature Driven Eruption,’ Say Scientists

5 years ago

Zika Outbreak Is A ‘Temperature Driven Eruption,’ Say Scientists

Maddie Stone

3D-Printed Gel Folds Almost Exactly Like A Real Baby Human Brain

5 years ago

3D-Printed Gel Folds Almost Exactly Like A Real Baby Human Brain

George Dvorsky

How Your Genes Influence Whether You’re A Morning Person

5 years ago

How Your Genes Influence Whether You’re A Morning Person

George Dvorsky

Behold The First Erect Penis Ever Found Preserved In Amber

5 years ago

Behold The First Erect Penis Ever Found Preserved In Amber

George Dvorsky

US Reports First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika In Texas

5 years ago

US Reports First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika In Texas

George Dvorsky

Sorry, Oxygen-Free Animals Don’t Exist After All

5 years ago

Sorry, Oxygen-Free Animals Don’t Exist After All

Esther Inglis-Arkell

It’s Time To Declare War On Mosquitoes

5 years ago

It’s Time To Declare War On Mosquitoes

George Dvorsky

British Researchers Get Approval To Genetically Modify Human Embryos

5 years ago

British Researchers Get Approval To Genetically Modify Human Embryos

George Dvorsky

This Is How Hummingbirds Regulate Their Body Temperatures In Flight

5 years ago

This Is How Hummingbirds Regulate Their Body Temperatures In Flight

Jennifer Ouellette

The WHO Held An Emergency Session Due To The Zika Virus

5 years ago

The WHO Held An Emergency Session Due To The Zika Virus

George Dvorsky

New Technique Allows Scientists To Read Minds At Nearly The Speed Of Thought

5 years ago

New Technique Allows Scientists To Read Minds At Nearly The Speed Of Thought

George Dvorsky

Deepak Chopra Thinks Stomach Bacteria Listens To Your Thoughts

5 years ago

Deepak Chopra Thinks Stomach Bacteria Listens To Your Thoughts

George Dvorsky