The evidence seems unequivocal: The American pika is rapidly vanishing from the mountains of the western U.S., and scientists say it is climate change that has imperiled these tiny mammals. Yet the Fish and Wildlife Service last month denied the pika prot.....»»

None of the itsy-bitsy spidery things in the image above are tiny, nor are they on Earth. Those creepy-crawlers are surface features on Mars, which have been photographed near the south pole of the red planet for years by the HiRISE camera onboard NASA&rs.....»»

Who wouldn’t want to go back in time after a breakup to phrase something differently, bring up a better point, or not say something stupid? After hover cars, it’s the most popular request that scientists get.* “We Need To Talk” is .....»»

A centuries-old skeleton unearthed two years ago in an Australian national park is being called the first known victim of a boomerang attack. Scientists who analyzed the bones ― identified as those of a young man who died violently in the 13th century â.....»»

A college student in Argentina is hailing a “miracle” after he dodged a glass ceiling as it crashed to the floor. Pablo Onocko had just walked inside a building in the northeastern city of Resistencia to take shelter from a violent storm on We.....»»

Can’t wait to see “Fifty Shades Darker”?  Well, leave your judgy friends behind, grab the popcorn and indulge in all the trashy movies you want. Seriously, it’s a sign of your brilliance. In a study published this su.....»»

A new study comparing the activity levels of male and female arctic ground squirrels makes it hard to resist drawing comparisons with the often uneven workloads human men and women face. But the lead researcher says maybe squirrels aren’t actua.....»»

Planning to get married on Valentine’s Day? You may want to reconsider; while it might seem like the height of romance to say “I do” on a day celebrating love, a new study suggests that people who marry on Valentine’s Day and .....»»

Two people with a rare and little-understood disorder have helped scientists identify a gene that may be responsible for our “sixth sense” of body awareness. In a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, scientist.....»»

After the internet freaked out over “changing” zodiac signs last week, NASA is setting the record straight. In a Tumblr post Monday, the space agency explained why no one should be having an identity crisis. “Here at NASA, we study .....»»

Some scientists who make astonishing breakthroughs win a Nobel Prize. But there are others whose discoveries make people think, “Wow, it’s astonishing someone actually thought to study that.” Things like how polyester pants affect the se.....»»

Some scientists who make astonishing breakthroughs win a Nobel Prize. But there are others whose discoveries make people think, “Wow, it’s astonishing someone actually thought to study that.” Things like if wearing socks on the outs.....»»

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told you before and it’s telling you again ― kissing chickens can lead to contracting salmonella.  The CDC reported in a study released Wednesday that the increased popularity of backyard pou.....»»

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You’ll feel like you need an eye exam after you study this optical illusion.  It’s officially called Ninio’s extinction illusion, and it features a grid of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines with 12 black dots scattered th.....»»

The Giraffe Conservation Foundation asked scientists to carry out a genetic analysis of giraffes in Namibia, southwest Africa, merely to understand how similar, or not, different populations were to each other, and how that could help in conservation effo.....»»

LIMA (Reuters) - After upsetting lawmakers and a senior church leader with comments that have triggered chuckles and raised eyebrows, Peru's new president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has observed that Peruvians do not get his "English humor"......»»

Scientists, true believers gather for annual UFO symposium.....»»

HONOLULU, Hawaii ― Sending humans to Mars presents enormous challenges, from the technological to the psychological. Perhaps no one understands the mental test better than the team of international scientists who just spent a year living inside an .....»»

HONOLULU, Hawaii ― Sending humans to Mars presents enormous challenges, from the technological to the psychological. Perhaps no one understands the mental test better than the team of international scientists who just spent a year living inside an .....»»