Scientists in France have developed grapes that are more resistant to rot, which lessens the need for wine producers to spray grapes with pesticides. It's…
Researchers in the United States have found the fossil remeans from a so far an unknown dinosaur species in the state of Utah. The apparent…
Physicists have managed to find the origin for the neutrinos that pass through the Earth with at high energy, and have at the same time…
Neuroengineer Sam Rodriques takes us on a thrilling tour of the next 100 years in neuroscience. He envisions strange (and sometimes frightening) innovations that…
The first few weeks of an embryo's development are vital. Now, new techniques are allowing scientists to learn more about this crucial time than…
Billions of years ago, life crossed a threshold. Single cells started to band together, and a world of formless, unicellular life was on course…
The story of dinosaurs' disappearance is a famous one. Less familiar is the tale of the dinosaurs that were left behind. Watch the animation…
What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of…
Take a journey deep inside your DNA, as World Science Festival discuss the promise and peril of interfering with the code therein. For the…
You exist. You shouldn’t. Stars and galaxies and planets exist. They shouldn’t. The nascent universe contained equal parts of matter and antimatter that should…
Researchers have proposed using gene drives against agricultural pests and invasive species, but the most urgent application is against vector-borne diseases like malaria, which…
Conservation laws are among the most important tools in physics. They feel as fundamental as you can get. And yet they’re wrong - or…
Beth Shapiro, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, explains her work on using ancient DNA to infer evolutionary history and…
Japanese macaques at Jigokudani hot spring in Nagano have become notable for their winter visits to the spa. The macaque has other unusual behaviors,…
A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single…
A new study has identified numerous gestures that mean the same thing to both species. That suggests these signals have biological underpinnings and could…
Researchers have found that Indonesia’s Bajau people, who for generations have spent the majority of their days diving and hunting underwater, also have genetic…
The world’s fastest hunter—the peregrine falcon—snatches prey out of the sky at speeds of more than 300 kilometers per hour. This breakneck maneuver, called…
The ancient Egyptians famously worshipped them; they traveled the world on Viking ships, and today they are some of the Internet’s best memes. But,…
In tropical seas, flying fish leap out of the water, gliding for up to 200 meters, before dipping back into the sea. In the…