The brain activity of a dying person was recorded for the first time ever
A patient’s unexpected death during a study has given us the first recording of a dying human brain. Scientists managed to capture the unique event …
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Scientists found a prehistoric sea scorpion fossil that will haunt your nightmares
Scientists have finally identified a fossil discovered several years ago. They believe the fossil is that of a prehistoric sea scorpion. They also believe it …
Fascinating new device lets blind people ‘see’ with their arms
A group of researchers at the Technical University of Munich have created a device that helps blind people see. Manuel Zahn and Armaghan Ahmad Khan …
The largest known galaxy was just discovered, and you won’t believe how massive it is
Scientists have discovered the largest known galaxy ever. The new discovery is located around 3 billion light-years away. The galaxy, which is named Alcyoneus, is …
Scientists created a living cyborg fish with muscles made of human heart cells
We’ve already seen scientists creating robotic fish to fight cancer. But now, a group of engineers at Harvard has created a cyborg fish made from …
Revolutionary new solar panels don’t need sunlight to generate energy
The idea of solar panels that don’t need sunlight might sound crazy, but it’s not completely impossible. As a cornerstone of the revolution to bring …
New discovery could change what we know about the origin of life on Earth
The true origin of life has always been one of the greatest unknowns that we as humans have sought to learn about. From the creation …
A brand new species of dinosaur was just discovered and it is massive
A new dinosaur discovery has helped unearth a new species of titanosaur called Abditosaurus kuehnei. The creature is a semiarticulated dinosaur. The scientists responsible for …
Scientists invented a new plastic that’s twice as strong as steel
Scientists at MIT have created an ultrastrong plastic that’s twice as strong as steel, and it’s pretty amazing. Don’t get me wrong, I hate everything …
Astronomers discovered a mysterious spinning mass at the edge of our galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious repeating transient at the edge of our galaxy. The mass is unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and it releases massive …
This gas crater has been on fire for 50 years – now there’s a plan to extinguish it
The government in Turkmenistan has announced that it plans to close the Gates of Hell. The burning gas crater has been on fire for the …
DARPA is working on revolutionary tech that turns air into food
DARPA wants to make a microbial food production system that can create foodstuff using air, electricity, and water. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) …
NASA’s new rover shot lasers at a Mars rock and recorded the audio
Pew pew pew! Space and lasers go together like peanut butter and jelly, at least when it comes to science fiction. Surprisingly, the reality isn’t …
Watch a billion years of Earth’s changes in less than a minute
The Earth as we see it today is the result of billions of years of changes on the surface of the planet. The movement of …
Mysterious radio burst detected inside our home galaxy
Fast radio bursts (or FRBs for short) are mysterious blasts of energy scientists have detected from deep space. For the first time ever, an FRB …
How old are your organs? New study offers complicated answers
Your age is something that you’re not likely to ever forget, but how long you’ve been alive doesn’t necessarily reflect the true age of certain …
NASA wants you to help astronauts breathe, and it’ll pay $100,000
It’s not often that the incredibly bright minds at NASA are forced to look for solutions from the general public, but the agency just launched …
‘Martian’ scientists emerge from eight months in isolation on Hawaiian volcano
Hawaii is one of the most popular vacation destinations on the planet so it’s obviously a pretty great place to spend some time, being cooped …
Scientists invent self-healing robots, ushering forth the end of mankind
If mankind’s own creations one day rise up to take control of the planet and turn us all into batteries or something, you can bet …
This massive fish species was somehow only just discovered
Researchers regularly remind us that the world’s oceans are still hiding some truly remarkable secrets, but when we imagine new species of ocean life it’s …
Mars rover sends home spectacular panorama
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity continues to perform some amazing feats despite being long overdue for its expected retirement. The rover, having ventured to a somewhat …
Scientists warn of ‘biological annihilation,’ say mass extinction event is currently happening on Earth
When you hear the term “mass extinction” you probably imagine something like the space rock that smacked Earth and led to the demise of the …
Scientists may have found evidence of a parallel universe
The idea that we might be living in just one of an infinite number of universes has been fodder for scientific debate and sci-fi movie …
These creepy naked rats have a superpower and scientists can’t believe it
Naked mole-rats are weird creatures. They’re a cold-blooded mammal (which is insanely rare), they have extremely low metabolism which allows them to live extremely long …
Scientists just unearthed an absolutely terrifying new sea creature
It’s hard to imagine that, after thousands of years of cataloguing every living thing we come across, humans are still discovering new animals, but when …
