Last year earned a record for the hottest year since 1880, when the record keeping began. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced...
A common misconception that’s being propagated even by most schools is that human beings only have a total of five senses. Actually, schools are mainly responsible...
The good folks over at the Duke University research facility in North Carolina have achieved yet another medical breakthrough less than a year after they managed to...
About ten years ago, social networks were mainly seen as just another fad that should be left to the younger generations to play with. But things changed almost...
A lot of people complain that life is short and passes by quickly, but actually, our life expectancy is quite a bit higher compared to those of...
Various forms of cancer are commonly believed to be caused by either genetics or lifestyle choices, such as smoking cigarettes or eating certain types of food. While...
A meteorite from Mars has been in researchers’ labs since the 1980s, when it was first discovered in the Allan Hills in Antarctica. 2014 ended with...
Large carnivores are finally making a serious comeback in Europe thanks to ongoing conservation efforts. A recent study has found that currently one third of mainland Europe...
The Galapagos islands are home to a wide variety of unique species such as the marine iguana, lava lizard, and Galapagos giant tortoise. The latter is of...
Newly discovered species often receive Latin names that most of us have a difficult time remembering. This is not always the case however as every once in a...