Greenhouse effect: nitrous oxide on the rise!
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the lesser known greenhouse gases. And yet, a...
Irregular menstrual cycle may increase the risk of premature mortality
U.S. and Chinese researchers recently conducted a study on women’s menstrual cycle according to...
Mental health during adolescence affects adult life, study finds
A recent British study indicates that mental health in adolescence and childhood influences certain...
Glycine detected on Venus
A team of scientists have recently reported the discovery of glycine — an essential...
Space Debris: explosion of defunct satellites exacerbating the problem
There are currently countless pieces of space junk flying around the Earth. And the...
Half of the Great Barrier’s corals have perished in 25 years
Half of the corals of the Great Reef in Australia have perished in the...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe reveals Bennu’s secrets
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe continues on a mission to unravel mysteries and help tell the...
Researchers have determined fastest speed of sound
The speed of light has established itself as a fixed limit that can never...
The first mammals lived like reptiles
For a long time, most mammals lived in the shadow of the dinosaurs. Fossil...
Thousands of sea animals found dead in Russia
In recent days, thousands of marine animals have been found stranded on the shores...
Dogs don’t care about your looks
Dog owners will never tire of gazing into the eyes of their canine companions,...
Babies are in a constant state of optimal learning
It has been known for some time that children are able to learn at...
Mexico: long-lost Spanish ship wreck found
Three years ago, archaeologists identified a wreck off the coast of Mexico in the...
Biologists have discovered a spectacular bird both male and female
A few days ago, American biologists documented a rare case of gynandromorphism in a...
How old is the Earth’s core?
The earth’s core constitutes the heart of our planet and plays a vital role...
Fifty new planets confirmed by artificial intelligence
Fifty planets have been confirmed by a new machine learning algorithm. Developed by researchers...
Polio is officially eradicated from the African continent, according to WHO
Wild poliovirus (WPV), the pathogen responsible for polio, has officially been “eradicated” from the...
Fast foods could cause depression
Eating junk food is one of the worst things you can do to your...
Solar flares could destroy modern tech
Books and paper maps will be the only resources available if there is a...
Autism: researchers discover a link with cholesterol
American researchers have found that autism and cholesterol have a group of genes in...
Micro and nanoplastics detected in human tissue for the first time
Plastic pollution affects the entire planet and humans are no exception. For the first...
NASA investigates an air leak in the ISS
A small air leak spotted in the ISS forces the astronauts to spend the...
The Atlantic ocean harbors at least 10 times more plastic than thought
We know that most of the waste in the ocean is plastic. And while...
Animal tears and human tears are quite similar according to new study
It’s not just people who produce tears. Many animals also produce eye moisture to...
Google wants to turn Android into the world’s largest earthquake detector
Google recently announced plans to use accelerometers in Android smartphones to detect earthquakes. This...
More than 100 brown dwarfs discovered
Researchers have discovered, with the help of citizen scientists, about 100 cool worlds that...
A new technique for observing space debris in the middle of the day
Thousands of space debris are present in low orbit. On the ground, scientists calculate...
New wound dressing kills resistant bacteria
Injuries to the skin, the natural shield of human beings against viruses and bacteria,...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Is fatty liver disease (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease?...
200,000-year-old beds discovered in South African cave
Our distant ancestors made a comfortable bed for a relaxing 200,000 years ago. That’s...
TESS: NASA’s exoplanet hunter completes main mission
The TESS satellite, a worthy successor to the Kepler telescope, has just completed its...
The fastest moving star in the Milky Way
Around the supermassive black hole of the Milky Way, astronomers have discovered a new...
How chimpanzees helped restore the rainforest
About 2,500 years ago, chimpanzees helped regenerate African rainforests by dispersing the seeds of...
More than two hours a day of television can seriously harm your health
Excessive television consumption is universally recognized as detrimental to health, but the specific limits...
Columbus did not introduce syphilis to Europe
Syphilis and its sister diseases may have been prevalent in Europe earlier than previously thought....
The US wants a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2026
US researchers have come up with a new design for a nuclear power plant....
NASA finally got the signal it was waiting for
For years, NASA has sent laser signals to its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, without success....
Arecibo observatory badly damaged by broken cable
One of the cables at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico popped a few...
Mars may have been much different than previously thought
Our red neighbor is said to have been a warm, humid paradise 3.5 billion...
Dogs process language similarly to humans
Dogs are not only able to distinguish tone and content from commands: their brains...
Toxins could be behind mysterious death of elephants in Botswana
In Botswana, several hundred elephants lost their lives within a matter of weeks. According...
Bed-wetting children sleep less efficiently
A study by UZ Leuven — a university hospital in the Netherlands — looked...
Polynesians and native Americans met long before Columbus
When Thor Heyerdahl came up with the theory in 1947 that Easter Island and...
The real reason why naked mole rats are immune to cancer
Not the cells, but the unique immune system probably makes the naked mole rat...
How was the moon formed? New findings casts doubt on current theory
The Moon would have formed following the collision of the Earth with a spatial...
Hundreds of elephants dying in mysterious circumstances in Botswana
For over a month, Botswana’s elephants have been victims of a mysterious evil. Some...
Monstrous black hole devours the equivalent of one Sun per day
J2157 *, an ultra-massive black hole holding many records, has a giant appetite. This...
Siberian Arctic: record temperatures cause tundra fires!
Eastern Siberia (Russia) is currently impacted by large heat waves. The local media evoke...
Scientists believe to have found the first molecule in the Universe
Researchers believe that the helium hydride ion, HeH +, was the first molecule to...
Japanese accelerator sets world record for particle collisions
The current most powerful particle accelerator is back in Japan – at least in...
