Clik here to view.
Scientists Can Make Brain Cells From Your Pee
Scientists have made brain cells from human pee. When a person urinates, skin shells are routinely shed from the lining in the kidney, and it's these cells that the researchers reprogrammed into stem...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A New Drug Treats Depression Symptoms In Minutes
A recent clinical trial conducted by the National Institute of Health found that an experimental drug, called AZD6765, may be able to treat depression symptoms within minutes, whereas most current...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Researchers Find A New Slow Loris In The Forests Of Borneo
A new small primate with a toxic bite and distinctive facial fur markings has been discovered in the jungles of Borneo.The new slow loris species is found in the highlands of the island of Borneo and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White Tigers Are Man-Made Genetic Freaks
The majestic beasts in that image to the right are not an endangered species. They aren't special snow-living tigers. Rather they are a mutant tiger created through human-forced inbreeding, reports...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There Are 300 Insects And Spiders For Every Mammal In The Rainforest
It's well-known that the world's rainforests contain an enormous variety of arthropods, the group of animals that includes insects and spiders.But a new study shows that this variety is simply...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These Animals Are Turned Into Zombies By Parasites
Some species of viruses, fungi, protozoans, wasps, and tapeworms take over the brains and actions of the animals and insects they infect — making them do whatever their new master wants.A recent issue...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These Are 12 Of The World's Weirdest Zoos
1. Caves of Sea LionsOregon’s Sea Lion Caves are the only known mainland rookery and wintering home of the Stellar Sea Lion.The system of sea-level caves also provide sanctuary for the California Sea...
View ArticleAn Amazing Timelapse Video Of A Spider Making Its Web
Vimeo user Jean-Michel shot this amazing timelapse video of a spider making its web over an hour and a half, taking a picture every four seconds.Timelapse: une araignée tisse sa toile from Jean-Michel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thousands Of Drunk Squid Have Beached Themselves On California's Shores This...
Thousands of jumbo squid have beached themselves on central California shores this week, committing mass "suicide."But despite decades of study into the phenomenon in which the squid essentially fling...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here's A Great Primer On How Your Brain Works
If I had been asked 15 years ago to write a short piece about what the different parts of the brain did, it would have been a fairly straightforward task.Not any more.Over the last 15 years, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Award-Winning Pictures Of The Tiniest Things On Earth
This incredible image of fern spores is just one of the many mind-blowing images that won the Olympus BioScapes Imaging Competition in 2012. Here are the top ten images and videos captured by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These Great New Species Were Just Discovered
The adorable frog to the right is one of several great new species just announced in the World Wildlife Federation's annual Greater Mekong survey.See the species >In all, there were 126 new species...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finally! Scientists Figure Out Why Rudolph's Nose Is Red
Scientists have established why reindeers' noses are so bright.Researchers in the Netherlands and Norway have discovered that reindeer noses have 25 per cent more blood vessels than human noses.The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The First Two Years Of Life Are What Make Us Smarter Than Chimps
Despite sharing 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, humans have much bigger brains and are, as a species, much more intelligent.Now a new study sheds light on why: Unlike chimps, humans undergo a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These Hands Were Made For Fighting
Human hands may have evolved their unique shape in order to better punch the living daylights out of competitors, a new study suggests.The new findings, published today (Dec. 19) in the Journal of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coming Soon To A Menu Near You: Mealworms
Looking for the perfect holiday entrée? Something nutritious yet easy on the Earth?Something with a subtle, yet distinctive, je-ne-sais-quoi flavor?Have you considered the humble mealworm? What about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Biggest Science Breakthroughs Of The Year
The editors of the journal Science have chosen the possible discovery of the elusive Higgs boson as the biggest breakthrough of 2012.The subatomic particle, named 50 years ago by physicist Peter Higgs,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pink And Poisonous Rhino Horns Could Thwart Poachers
Conservationists in South Africa have come up with a new way to protect the local rhinoceros from poachers: make their horns bright pink and poisonous, reports Popular Science.Rhino horns are highly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Australian Toddler Hatched Seven Deadly Snakes In His Closet
Kids do the silliest things. And sometimes, those doings can be deadly. Australian three-year-old Kyle Cummings collected some eggs he found in his yard, and stashed them in his closet away from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There Were Never A Ton Of Tiny Dinosaurs, Just A Whole Bunch Of Huge Ones
Dinosaurs as a group may have been skewed more toward giant species than modern-day creatures are, researchers say.The findings, based on comparisons of size ranges among extinct and current species,...
View Article