The coelacanth has survived everything the last 420 million years have had to throw at it, but now its toughest challenge may just be beginning.
When she was 18, Katie Stubblefield tried to take her own life. Now, four years later, she has been given a new lease on life via a face transplant.
For the first time ever, scientists spotted a newborn planet being formed in outer space, and managed to capture the action on camera.
We’re only beginning to scratch the surface in terms of what gene editing can achieve, so maybe it’s worth finding out more via the bespectacled Brit.
The diamond giant is planning to expand its business into diamonds of the man-made variety, which is quite a change of tune.
An astrophysics professor has made it her mission to figure out the universe will meet its demise, and she’s having a great time doing it.
A secret Easter egg has been uncovered on Google Translate that’s leaving us in stitches, and flat-earthers right around the world shook.
Do you really want to live forever? Science may have found a way to keep brains alive long after you die, but it does come with drawbacks.
Stephen Hawking hasn’t been gone long, and he’s already made a bold claim about the universe from beyond the grave.
While we were busy enjoying our long weekend, more than 200 flat earthers revelled in each other’s company at the first convention of its kind in Britain.
After stopping in at the The Waukee Innovation and Learning Centre in Iowa, Ivanka posed as if she were a scientist herself. The Internet wasn’t buying it.
Once again, just what happened to Amelia Earhart has been brought into question. This time around it’s the measurements of a set of lost bones.
GIFs are the new emojis, and usually the argument centres around how to pronounce the acronym. We’d like to chuck this into the mix to further spice things up.
Does a bunch of scientists confined to living in a dome sound familiar? Yeah, NASA’s latest Mars experiment has quite a bit in common with that Pauly Shore movie.
Nowadays it’s pretty in to be a bit of a doomsayer, but that might have something to do with “mean world syndrome”. Yeah, it’s a real thing.
Sunglass companies put plenty of effort into ensuring their glasses protect your eyes from the harsh conditions. It starts with the five lens layers.
To all those who have gleefully claimed we are all made of stars, so that must mean we are all connected (#RainbowNation), here’s some science for you.
There’s a good chance that headline left you scratching your head, and this one takes a little concentration. The good news is that science is amazing.
He’s one of the most recognisable and revered minds to ever walk the planet, and there are a few life lessons to be gleaned from ‘ol Albert.
There are plenty of facts and figures thrown around about how often people are struck by lightning, but how often do you hear firsthand accounts?
It’s been almost two years since Homo Naledi was all the rage, and now scientists are revealing more incredible finds from inside the Rising Star cave system.
With Marches for Science taking place around the world on Earth Day, TV scientist Bill Nye was in no mood for William Happer’s nonsense. Schooled.
A heatwave on the winter side of autumn? Here’s what’s going on in the atmosphere above Cape Town to cause such splendid weather.
Only recently have lab-grown diamonds reached a similar quality to those mined out of the ground, but many argue that the two will never be the same.
Are you ready for the future? With solar tiles that charge your electric car, and provide energy for the rest of your house, Elon Musk has it down.
Ever wondered why that little patch of red appeared, to much horror, in your beard? Well, according to science, it’s called the MC1R gene.
As you age, your muscles and mind breaks down until you pass, but why will no one ever live beyond the age of 122? Well, science has a few answers.
I have no idea what I made for my science project when I was 16, but there’s no chance it came close to what Kiara Nirghin managed to put together.
Move over diet pills and some deranged Crossfit instructor barking orders in your general direction – there might be an easier way to load shed.
It takes something rather impressive to woo the judges of this competition, but Chinese photographer Yu Jun seems to have done just that.