Scientists detect the signature of gravitational waves generated in the first moments of the Big Bang
Sonic engineer Trevor Cox is on a mission to find the planet's most interesting sounds
A researcher says a certain strain of gut bacteria can enhance brain power—but some critics aren't sold
It wasn't just people, animals and trees that were affected by radiation exposure at Chernobyl, but also the decomposers: insects, microbes, and fungi
A new interactive map tells you exactly how far you live from a nuclear reactor
The vaunted big data project falls victim to periodic tweaks in Google's own search algorithms
Lactose tolerance spread throughout Africa along human pastoral migration routes, say scientists
Conservationists are looking to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for help in keeping an eye on endangered species
Languages spoken in North America and Siberia are distantly related. What does that tell us about the first Americans?
The winners of this year's Intel Science Talent Search take on flu vaccines, stem cells and tools for diagnosing cancer
A number of interplanetary destinations could harbor extraterrestrial life—finding it could be just a space mission away
Smithsonian astrophysicist Jeremy Drake explains how the question changed from "if" life will be found elsewhere to "when" and "where"
Illustrator David Aguilar melds art and science to imagine how alien creatures might adapt to their environments
From the world's biggest telescopes to isolated islands, here are some of the best places to explore the cosmos
Genghis Khan—and his army of men on horseback—benefitted from boom in grasslands
Inventors say a new device can detect irregularities and even intervene before heart attacks turn deadly
Malaria is already infiltrating highland areas in Colombia and Ethiopia that were previously protected from the disease by cool mountain temperatures
Is an imaginary creature a case of mistaken identity?
Andre Ermolaev's photographs of Iceland's volcanic rivers can look more like abstract paintings
“I’ll bet a lot of metal drummers might be jealous of what I can do now,” he said. “Speed is good. Faster is always better”
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