Here’s the secret to unlocking your creativity, according to science
Whether you get mesmerised by Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night or Albert Einstein’s theories about spacetime, you’ll probably agree that both pieces of work are products of mindblowing…
Series of earthquakes under Mount St. Helens, Washington
A series of small to moderate earthquakes shook Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington over the past couple of days. The largest was M3.9 at a depth of 10.2 km…
It’s 2018. Here Are Six Scientific Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved.
Humans have made a staggering amount of scientific and technological progress over the past century. We’ve created technology that has transformed our society; scientific advances have helped us answer fundamental…
This 400-year-old mummy could change our understanding of Hepatitis B
A two-year-old boy who died around 1569 turns out not to have died from smallpox, as previously thought, but what we now know to have been Hepatitis B – thanks…
Rapidly deepening low hits New Zealand with heavy rain, powerful winds and destructive storm surge
A powerful storm is affecting much of New Zealand since January 3, 2018 with very heavy rain and powerful winds. At least one person has been killed, authorities confirmed, numerous…
New study shows it does matter which books you read to your baby
Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear from a variety of health professionals and educators that reading to their kids is…
Bill Gates wants you to know that the world is actually getting better
In the wake of hurricanes, mass shootings and the shadow of a nuclear war, the world’s richest man wants you to take heart. The world, he says, is actually getting…
We’re about to see a rare moon that hasn’t appeared for more than 150 years
If you were awestruck by the New Year’s Day super moon, hold onto your pants. On January 31, around midnight, the full moon will not only be super, it will…