Surprising Science

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a compostable material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that might not only be able to replace plastic.

Scientists have discovered a rare hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in waters near Kauai, Hawaii.

“This is a promising line of research because omega-3 fatty acids are thought to improve brain health in children and adults.”

A massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and a single star did it.

The anticipation of guilt implies personal responsibility, which researchers found to be a marker of trustworthiness.

If confirmed by future observations, this would be the most significant discovery of liquid water on Mars yet.

A new study shows that U.S. students infected with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite are more likely to be business managers and entrepreneurs.

Score another point for man’s best friend.

A new study finds that people who do good are often ridiculed and punished by their co-workers and friends.

Built in a vacuum, this little dynamo is challenging the boundaries of physics.

A quarter-million years of evolution can’t be wrong.

The afterglow of sex can lead to a greater sense of well-being, show researchers.

It is projected to last for more than 100 minutes, and begins Friday July 27.

We’ve long known what you eat matters. When you eat matters, too.

Scientists have been probing our solar system for extraterrestrial life.

Everything you wanted to know about black holes, supernova, and quasars but were afraid to ask.

The images are being collected on a Flickr page dedicated to the Apollo missions.

Patients who choose alternative remedies, like traditional Chinese medicine and homeopathy, are more likely to opt out of additional conventional cancer treatments.

It will take further study to confirm the star’s iron influx came from a planet or two, but the initial theory is quite compelling.

The Galapagos Islands are among the most fascinating places on Earth. Their uniqueness has inspired science to make many important discoveries there.

A new study looks at how lobbying expenditures affect climate change legislation.

Because what the world needs now is love, sweet love… and perhaps a whole lot of stamps and stationery.

New research from the University of Cambridge says it does.

As a result of warming seas, at least 10 types of sharks currently found in warmer areas will likely be found in British waters in coming decades.

Scientists just discovered 12 new moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, and they’re… interesting.

Believe it or not, insects today are really tiny. How did pre-historic insects get so colossal, and why have they now shrunk in size?

MeerKAT is producing brilliant images of the super massive black hole that is at our galaxy’s center.

A team of international scientists has pinpointed the cosmic source of a ghostly subatomic particle called a neutrino, marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy.

Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.

A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provides even more reason to think Ross 128 b, the second closest exoplanet to Earth, could harbor life.