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Researchers tease out the secret behind blind mole rats' resistance to cancer
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Dengue fever is become more common worldwide, and India has been particularly hard hit
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Using your hands, a Microsoft Kinect, and some laser tweezers, you can push around nanoscale objects
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New research makes the previously-tangential relationship between fracking and earthquakes much more firm
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If anyone can find Bigfoot, it's probably the drones
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Independently of President Barack Obama's win last night, this year's campaign was one in which numbers trumped gut
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On recent study suggests that, like many other situations in which there is enforcement of a rule - excessive celebration calls might have something to do with race
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Sociology wasn't always the brunt of jokes from other scientists
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Before getting naked and having sex in front of a camera, porn stars have to go through three checks - all for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases
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A one-megawatt solar power plant now provides150% of the electricity demand of a small Pacific island nation
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Can we take a hint from the animal kingdom in order to smooth out our process of selecting a leader and reaching consensus?
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Houses, car parts, furniture--it could be a very mushroom-filled future
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Turns out, rewarding voters for voting is illegal
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American citizens aren't the only ones concerned about the outcome of tomorrow's election
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The same feedback systems that took us from ice age to modern warmth are still around
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At various times, a new study found, the British have invaded almost 90 per cent of the countries around the globe
Each year, Guy Fawkes is remembered as a revolutionary by people all over the world, who general celebrate his memory by causing trouble, blowing things up, and most recently, hacking
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Some scientists think that to find advanced life, you need to look for an asteroid belt
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This week, the state is grappling with how to bring their citizens the vote
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Tomorrow, Americans across the country will head to the voting booth and cast their ballots for the next president of the United States - but why always on Tuesday?
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