New study shows just how easily glacial erosion can be affected by slight changes in surrounding climate
Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier melting blamed on climate changes
Scientists make objects hover with sound waves [VIDEO]
Scientists use ultrasound waves to levitate and manipulate small objects
Did the first asteroid of 2014 hit Earth?
The first asteroid of 2014 may have hit Earth.
Having shingles might increase your odds of having a stroke
The chickenpox virus creates dramatic increase in strokes and hear attacks among those under 40
Amazing gecko-inspired robot will crawl walls to make spacecraft repairs
Researchers from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canada’s Simon Fraser University have teamed up to create a wall crawling robot for spacecraft repair.
Taxing tobacco could save millions of lives
Specifically, tripling taxes would cut a third of the tobacco industry’s profits and save up to 200 million lives.
Pooping with a purpose: Dogs align bodies to Earth’s axis when going potty
Dogs use Earth’s magnetic field to align themselves while peeing and defecating.
200,000 people want to die on Mars
Mars One has narrowed the field of applicants to 1,058, and plans to select the final 40 in a reality TV show
Heavy drinking will literally rot your DNA
Even occasional heavy drinking can have long-lasting impacts
Global temperatures to rise at least 4°C by 2100, study finds
Scientists bust cloud mystery, find that global temperatures will rise higher than previously estimated.