An interesting phenomenon involving nanowires and liquid that had been predicted by theorists was now experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The effect can be imagined as drinking a glass of water by just by inserting a solid wire into it and sucking on it as though it were a soda straw.
Global warming is expanding the extent of sea ice around the Antarctic Peninsula in winter, faster than in another place on Earth, according to a study unveiled Sunday.
The already risen temperatures in the Arctic will result in significant more green vegetation growing in many of the regions, although not in the proverbial Greenland, according to a new climate study.
A California sea lion has the ability to 'dance' to the beat of music by bobbing her head, a trait that was thought to only be possible in animals that are capable of vocal mimicry.
The Smithsonian has released a contract that seems to suggest that the museum can never say another powered aircraft flew before the Wright brothers' plane.
According to a new report from the Food and Drug Administration, smokers who are trying to give up smoking with over-the-counter nicotine gum, patches and lozenges for longer than previously recommended, though the labels may suggest otherwise.
Indonesian authorities have confiscated hundreds of endangered pig-nose turtles at an airport.
After their recent recall, Natura Pet Products, a Nebraska-based pet food company is expanding the voluntary recall to include more of its products due to Salmonella contamination.
Recent data shows that 11 percent of children 4 to 17 have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD.
Archaeologists have recently unearthed Pluto's ancient gate to the underworld from ruins in southwestern Turkey.
A slice of that chocolate cake couldn't hurt, could it? Even occasional indulgences in junk food could produce significant changes in gene expression that could negatively impact physiology and health, according to two new studies.
Pennsylvania scientists have confirmed that the second-largest bat colony in the state has nearly gone extinct due to white-nose syndrome. A recent visit to the bats home-an abandoned iron ore-reveals that 10,000 bats who used to live there have been decimated to 23, and half are showing signs of a ...
