Humanity Is Becoming Dumber Because Smart People Have Fewer Children, Study Says

Jan 19, 2017 10:04 am UTC| Science

Education is the way for humans to train their brains and make it sharper. This is important because the brain is what allowed humanity to dominate the planet in the first place, which should emphasize the importance of...

When it comes to big finds, scientists need more than just luck and chance

Jan 18, 2017 16:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

The history of science abounds with stories about discoveries made by chance. One of the most famous cases, involves French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel, who accidentally discovered radioactivity by leaving a piece of...

Using electricity, not molecules, to switch cells on and off

Jan 18, 2017 13:21 pm UTC| Science Nature

Microelectronics has transformed our lives. Cellphones, earbuds, pacemakers, defibrillators all these and more rely on microelectronics very small electronic designs and components. Microelectronics has changed the way we...

Science must grow young advocates if it wants to connect with the real world

Jan 18, 2017 02:53 am UTC| Science

Science needs more academic hybrids: scientists who buck the stereotype of working in silos. This way of thinking must be broken if the narrative around the reality of sciences role in improving society for future...

Why we should send Bill Gates to Mars

Jan 17, 2017 15:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Bill Gates, along with a few of his billionaire friends, has launched a US$1 billion fund to support research into energy technologies that will help us address climate change. The idea behind Breakthrough Energy...

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Astronomers spot strange, bow-like structure in Venus' atmosphere

Jan 17, 2017 15:01 pm UTC| Science

Venus is known both as the planet of love and the Earths evil twin. And although research suggests its environment is more hellish than romantic, theres actually a lot we dont know about our celestial neighbour. Now...

Bee Makes Endangered Species List, Scientific Community Alarmed

Jan 17, 2017 08:47 am UTC| Science

Bees are often considered the single most important pollinators in the natural world, helping to spread life all across the land by coming in contact with pollens and spreading them everywhere. Now, one species of these...