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Experiment Shows Microbes Could Thrive On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

3 years ago

Experiment Shows Microbes Could Thrive On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

George Dvorsky

Ancient Elephants And Mastodons Were Totally Down With Inter-Species Boning

3 years ago

Ancient Elephants And Mastodons Were Totally Down With Inter-Species Boning

George Dvorsky

There’s No Such Thing As A Truly ‘Wild’ Horse Anymore

3 years ago

There’s No Such Thing As A Truly ‘Wild’ Horse Anymore

George Dvorsky

The Fungi That Cause Athlete’s Foot Have Given Up On Sex

3 years ago

The Fungi That Cause Athlete’s Foot Have Given Up On Sex

Ed Cara

Rare Yellow Cardinal Spotted In Alabama

3 years ago

Rare Yellow Cardinal Spotted In Alabama

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

3 years ago

Why Scientists Taught Monkeys To Associate Brand Logos With Genitals

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

In A ‘Key Milestone’, Scientists Get A Clear Look At Huntington’s Disease Protein

3 years ago

In A ‘Key Milestone’, Scientists Get A Clear Look At Huntington’s Disease Protein

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

First Evidence That Microplastics Travel Up The Food Chain And Into Seal Bellies

3 years ago

First Evidence That Microplastics Travel Up The Food Chain And Into Seal Bellies

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Model Brains-On-A-Chip Reveal The Physics Of Brain Folding

3 years ago

Model Brains-On-A-Chip Reveal The Physics Of Brain Folding

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Earth’s First Land Plants May Have Sprouted 80 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

3 years ago

Earth’s First Land Plants May Have Sprouted 80 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

George Dvorsky

These Freaky Fish Can Turn Their Eyes Into Torches

3 years ago

These Freaky Fish Can Turn Their Eyes Into Torches

George Dvorsky

Transgender Woman Breastfeeds Her Baby After Experimental Treatment

3 years ago

Transgender Woman Breastfeeds Her Baby After Experimental Treatment

George Dvorsky

Picture Of Single Trapped Atom Wins UK Science Photography Prize

3 years ago

Picture Of Single Trapped Atom Wins UK Science Photography Prize

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Cautious Optimism As Scientists Grow Human Eggs From Immature Cells In The Lab

3 years ago

Cautious Optimism As Scientists Grow Human Eggs From Immature Cells In The Lab

George Dvorsky

Snakes Could Be Spreading Flowers By Pooping Mice

3 years ago

Snakes Could Be Spreading Flowers By Pooping Mice

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Swallowed Bombardier Beetles Spew Hot Chemicals From Their Butt To Make Predators Vomit

3 years ago

Swallowed Bombardier Beetles Spew Hot Chemicals From Their Butt To Make Predators Vomit

George Dvorsky

Scientists Sequence Human Genome With Handheld USB Device

3 years ago

Scientists Sequence Human Genome With Handheld USB Device

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Lawsuit Alleges University Of Pittsburgh Covered Up Escaped Lab Monkey Infected With ‘Select Agent’

3 years ago

Lawsuit Alleges University Of Pittsburgh Covered Up Escaped Lab Monkey Infected With ‘Select Agent’

Tom McKay

Frog Species Breaks Record For Most Sex Chromosomes In A Vertebrate

3 years ago

Frog Species Breaks Record For Most Sex Chromosomes In A Vertebrate

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The ‘Shower Rat’ Is Very Obviously Not Showering

3 years ago

The ‘Shower Rat’ Is Very Obviously Not Showering

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Holy Crap These Leech Cocoons Are Incredible

3 years ago

Holy Crap These Leech Cocoons Are Incredible

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Evolution Turned Lions And Cheetahs Into Such Formidable Killing Machines

3 years ago

How Evolution Turned Lions And Cheetahs Into Such Formidable Killing Machines

George Dvorsky

Scientists Slammed For Synthesising A Smallpox-Like Virus In The Lab

3 years ago

Scientists Slammed For Synthesising A Smallpox-Like Virus In The Lab

George Dvorsky

Fool’s Gold Suggests Ancient Life In ‘Oxygen Oases’ Far Before There Was Atmospheric Oxygen

3 years ago

Fool’s Gold Suggests Ancient Life In ‘Oxygen Oases’ Far Before There Was Atmospheric Oxygen

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

3 years ago

Our Universe Could Be Littered With Alien Viruses, And We Should Be Looking For Them

George Dvorsky

New AI System Predicts How Long Patients Will Live With Startling Accuracy

3 years ago

New AI System Predicts How Long Patients Will Live With Startling Accuracy

George Dvorsky

Here’s Why Most Animals Don’t Use Their Tails As Weapons

3 years ago

Here’s Why Most Animals Don’t Use Their Tails As Weapons

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Here’s Why 200,000 Saiga Antelope Dropped Dead In Kazakhstan In 2015

3 years ago

Here’s Why 200,000 Saiga Antelope Dropped Dead In Kazakhstan In 2015

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Christmas Island’s Millions Of Migrating Baby Crabs Are A Bonkers Sight To Behold

3 years ago

Christmas Island’s Millions Of Migrating Baby Crabs Are A Bonkers Sight To Behold

George Dvorsky

Scientists Develop Important Tool For Connecting Poo Bacteria To Health

3 years ago

Scientists Develop Important Tool For Connecting Poo Bacteria To Health

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Experimenter’s Gender Can Skew Science

3 years ago

Experimenter’s Gender Can Skew Science

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Discovery Of Extinct Burrowing Bat Tells Mysterious Story About New Zealand

3 years ago

Discovery Of Extinct Burrowing Bat Tells Mysterious Story About New Zealand

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Avoid Monkeys In Florida Because They Could Give You Killer Herpes

3 years ago

Avoid Monkeys In Florida Because They Could Give You Killer Herpes

George Dvorsky

These Birds Evolved Feathers So Dark, They’re Like A ‘Black Hole’

3 years ago

These Birds Evolved Feathers So Dark, They’re Like A ‘Black Hole’

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Life Could Have Evolved From These Ancient Chemical Reactions

3 years ago

Life Could Have Evolved From These Ancient Chemical Reactions

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Common Sweetener May Be Worsening The Spread Of These Deadly Bacteria

3 years ago

A Common Sweetener May Be Worsening The Spread Of These Deadly Bacteria

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Could Be The Oldest Photosynthesising, Sex-Having Organism

3 years ago

This Could Be The Oldest Photosynthesising, Sex-Having Organism

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

We Spoke With The Italian Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain

3 years ago

We Spoke With The Italian Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Man Had So Many Prostate Orgasms He Couldn’t Stop, According To New Paper

3 years ago

Man Had So Many Prostate Orgasms He Couldn’t Stop, According To New Paper

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Think They Have Found A Gene For Bad Breath

3 years ago

Scientists Think They Have Found A Gene For Bad Breath

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The World’s Loudest Fish Is Now A Victim Of Its Own Unique Talent

3 years ago

The World’s Loudest Fish Is Now A Victim Of Its Own Unique Talent

George Dvorsky

Science & Health

3 years ago

This Cockatiel Can Sing An Apple Ringtone Perfectly And It’s Freaking Us Out

George Dvorsky

Quest To Find The World’s Oldest Fossils Intensifies With New Result

3 years ago

Quest To Find The World’s Oldest Fossils Intensifies With New Result

George Dvorsky

Behold The Most Hilarious Wildlife Photos Of 2017

3 years ago

Behold The Most Hilarious Wildlife Photos Of 2017

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Two African Penguins Are About To Hatch And You Can Watch Live

3 years ago

Two African Penguins Are About To Hatch And You Can Watch Live

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Evidence From Ancient Amber Shows Dinosaurs Were Plagued By Ticks

3 years ago

New Evidence From Ancient Amber Shows Dinosaurs Were Plagued By Ticks

Jake Buehler

A Single Bird Caused A $296,000 Boost To The US Economy

3 years ago

A Single Bird Caused A $296,000 Boost To The US Economy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

DIY Bed Bug Treatment Attempt Accidentally Results In Massive Fire

3 years ago

DIY Bed Bug Treatment Attempt Accidentally Results In Massive Fire

Tom McKay

For Fish Penises, Bigger Isn’t Always Better

3 years ago

For Fish Penises, Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Jake Buehler

Scientists Added Two New Letters To DNA’s Code

3 years ago

Scientists Added Two New Letters To DNA’s Code

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Houseflies Are More Capable Of Spreading Disease Than We Realised

3 years ago

Houseflies Are More Capable Of Spreading Disease Than We Realised

George Dvorsky

Yep, It’s Still Not A Good Idea To Eat Raw Cookie Dough

3 years ago

Yep, It’s Still Not A Good Idea To Eat Raw Cookie Dough

George Dvorsky

Head Transplant Doctor Claims First Successful Human Head Transplant… On A Corpse

3 years ago

Head Transplant Doctor Claims First Successful Human Head Transplant… On A Corpse

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Decapitated Male Mantis Still Roots

3 years ago

Decapitated Male Mantis Still Roots

George Dvorsky

New Study Shows What Would Happen If The US Went Vegan

3 years ago

New Study Shows What Would Happen If The US Went Vegan

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Crested Pigeons Sound The Alarm With Whistling Wings

3 years ago

Crested Pigeons Sound The Alarm With Whistling Wings

Jake Buehler

Extinct Giant Otter Ruled With Powerful Jaws

3 years ago

Extinct Giant Otter Ruled With Powerful Jaws

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Mammals Literally Came Out Of The Dark Once The Dinos Were Gone

3 years ago

Mammals Literally Came Out Of The Dark Once The Dinos Were Gone

George Dvorsky

Why Did Male Mammoths Get Stuck In Traps More Often Than Female Mammoths?

3 years ago

Why Did Male Mammoths Get Stuck In Traps More Often Than Female Mammoths?

George Dvorsky

There’s A New Species Of Orangutan And It’s Already In Danger

3 years ago

There’s A New Species Of Orangutan And It’s Already In Danger

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Science & Health

3 years ago

Thousands Of Bluebottles Wash Ashore In NSW: ‘It Was The Stuff Of Nightmares’

George Dvorsky

This Huge, Four-Horned Mammal Is Rewriting Giraffe Prehistory

3 years ago

This Huge, Four-Horned Mammal Is Rewriting Giraffe Prehistory

Jake Buehler

Scientists Identify A Whole New Way Of Catching Prey: Kleptopredation

3 years ago

Scientists Identify A Whole New Way Of Catching Prey: Kleptopredation

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Working Out In A Group Is Better For Your Mental Wellbeing Than Going At It Alone, Suggests Study

3 years ago

Working Out In A Group Is Better For Your Mental Wellbeing Than Going At It Alone, Suggests Study

George Dvorsky

Pot Users Have More Sex, But It’s A Lot More Complicated Than That

3 years ago

Pot Users Have More Sex, But It’s A Lot More Complicated Than That

George Dvorsky

New Evidence Suggests Doctors Are Misdiagnosing A Third Type Of Diabetes

3 years ago

New Evidence Suggests Doctors Are Misdiagnosing A Third Type Of Diabetes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Capture Rare Footage Of Spooky-Arse Arctic Jellyfish

3 years ago

Scientists Capture Rare Footage Of Spooky-Arse Arctic Jellyfish

George Dvorsky

Traces Of Alzheimer’s Disease Detected In Wild Animal For The First Time

3 years ago

Traces Of Alzheimer’s Disease Detected In Wild Animal For The First Time

George Dvorsky

Backyard Bird Feeders May Be Altering The Course Of Evolution

3 years ago

Backyard Bird Feeders May Be Altering The Course Of Evolution

George Dvorsky

Scientists Discover A Tiny Monster In Canada’s Arctic Ice

3 years ago

Scientists Discover A Tiny Monster In Canada’s Arctic Ice

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Star Wars-Inspired Simulation Of Human Reproduction Is Awesome

3 years ago

This Star Wars-Inspired Simulation Of Human Reproduction Is Awesome

George Dvorsky

Here Are The Best Wildlife Photos Of 2017

3 years ago

Here Are The Best Wildlife Photos Of 2017

George Dvorsky

Scientists Document ‘Opportunistic’ Alligators Eating Sharks

3 years ago

Scientists Document ‘Opportunistic’ Alligators Eating Sharks

George Dvorsky

Captive Orca Whales Are So Bored They’re Destroying Their Teeth

3 years ago

Captive Orca Whales Are So Bored They’re Destroying Their Teeth

George Dvorsky

This Could Be How Durians Get Their Stinky Smell

3 years ago

This Could Be How Durians Get Their Stinky Smell

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Lorde Howe Stick Insects Are Back from the Dead, And That’s Not Even The Best Bit

3 years ago

Lorde Howe Stick Insects Are Back from the Dead, And That’s Not Even The Best Bit

Mice Are Evolving To Survive Life In New York City

3 years ago

Mice Are Evolving To Survive Life In New York City

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This 3-Metre-Long Jurassic Crocodile Once Menaced Britain’s Seas

3 years ago

This 3-Metre-Long Jurassic Crocodile Once Menaced Britain’s Seas

George Dvorsky

There’s Now Science-Backed Advice On How To Avoid Bringing Home Bed Bugs

3 years ago

There’s Now Science-Backed Advice On How To Avoid Bringing Home Bed Bugs

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

‘There Are No Words’: Tourists Spot Hundreds Of Polar Bears Swarming Whale Carcass In Siberia

3 years ago

‘There Are No Words’: Tourists Spot Hundreds Of Polar Bears Swarming Whale Carcass In Siberia

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Ancient Australian Beast Is The Only Marsupial Known To Have Made Seasonal Migrations

3 years ago

This Ancient Australian Beast Is The Only Marsupial Known To Have Made Seasonal Migrations

George Dvorsky

Brainless Jellyfish Are Making Us Rethink Our Understanding Of Sleep

3 years ago

Brainless Jellyfish Are Making Us Rethink Our Understanding Of Sleep

Rae Paoletta

Exquisite Skeleton Of A Neanderthal Kid Offers Clues To Human Evolution

3 years ago

Exquisite Skeleton Of A Neanderthal Kid Offers Clues To Human Evolution

George Dvorsky

This Extinct Frog Probably Ate Crocodiles And Dinosaurs

3 years ago

This Extinct Frog Probably Ate Crocodiles And Dinosaurs

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Migrating Bats Are Basically Flying Weather Stations

3 years ago

Migrating Bats Are Basically Flying Weather Stations

George Dvorsky

When Male Ducks Hang Out Together Their Dicks Get Longer

3 years ago

When Male Ducks Hang Out Together Their Dicks Get Longer

George Dvorsky

Jerk Humans Immediately Shoot First Wild Bison Seen In Germany For Over 250 Years

3 years ago

Jerk Humans Immediately Shoot First Wild Bison Seen In Germany For Over 250 Years

Tom McKay

Virgin Velvet Spiders Allow Themselves To Be Eaten By Their Foster Kids

3 years ago

Virgin Velvet Spiders Allow Themselves To Be Eaten By Their Foster Kids

George Dvorsky

Are Wolves Better Problem Solvers Than Dogs?

3 years ago

Are Wolves Better Problem Solvers Than Dogs?

George Dvorsky

Biologist Subjects Himself To An Electric Eel Attack For Science

3 years ago

Biologist Subjects Himself To An Electric Eel Attack For Science

Jake Buehler

Liquid Cats, Vagina Speakers And More From The Ig Nobel Prizes Of 2017

3 years ago

Liquid Cats, Vagina Speakers And More From The Ig Nobel Prizes Of 2017

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Horrible Flesh Eating Parasite Could Get A Vaccine One Day

3 years ago

Horrible Flesh Eating Parasite Could Get A Vaccine One Day

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Link ‘Cat’ Parasite To Common Neurological Disorders

3 years ago

Scientists Link ‘Cat’ Parasite To Common Neurological Disorders

George Dvorsky

How The Deadliest Frogs On Earth Avoid Poisoning Themselves

3 years ago

How The Deadliest Frogs On Earth Avoid Poisoning Themselves

Jake Buehler

High-Tech Science Solves The Mystery Of 800-Year-Old Scroll

3 years ago

High-Tech Science Solves The Mystery Of 800-Year-Old Scroll

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Zika Virus Kills Brain Cancer Cells In Mice

3 years ago

Zika Virus Kills Brain Cancer Cells In Mice

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Alien-Like Blob Found In Lake Is Actually A Living Thing

3 years ago

Alien-Like Blob Found In Lake Is Actually A Living Thing

Rae Paoletta

Much-Hyped DNA Editing Study Under Fire

3 years ago

Much-Hyped DNA Editing Study Under Fire

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why These Bats Laugh In The Face Of North America’s Most Venomous Scorpion

3 years ago

Why These Bats Laugh In The Face Of North America’s Most Venomous Scorpion

George Dvorsky

Killer Ants Snap Their Spring-Loaded Jaws 700 Times Faster Than You Can Blink

3 years ago

Killer Ants Snap Their Spring-Loaded Jaws 700 Times Faster Than You Can Blink

Jake Buehler