Sky-high levels of methane under the Red Planet's surface could be signs of primordial life on Mars. The Mars rover Curiosity has uncovered a potential sign of life on the Red Planet — the planet's

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world, but nobody has ever seen them mating. Now, a new set of incredible aerial photos provides the first-ever look at an attempted mating among the elusive giants.

As the weather warms and pollen begins its dance across the sky, some people's bodies hurl them into a storm of watery eyes, runny noses and sneezing fits. But sometimes the spring and summer months also

Only recently have scientists found the human eye has its own microbiome. You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes — fungi, bacteria and viruses — that

Even if humans have trouble telling time in the "land of the midnight sun many animals can adjust their schedules to the summer solstice. The summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year

Aren't all of these medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration? Nope. Americans and others around the world have turned increasingly to dietary supplements in order to maintain or preserve

Biologist Eleanor Lutz's maps of space crush the idea that the solar system is just nine circles in a row. Try 18,000 circles. In most maps of the solar system, you can expect to see the eight canonical

As people transitioned from foraging to a farming lifestyle about 9,000 years ago, living close together brought stresses that led to deadly violence. Neolithic people whose ancestors were once isolated

Signals from the early universe, originating around 13 billion years ago, reveal the oldest known merger between two galaxies, taking place less than a billion years after the Big Bang. Source of shared

Drinking alcohol is known to raise women's risk of developing breast cancer, but many women aren't aware of this link, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests. The study researchers analyzed information

The ancient carnivores may have eaten mammoth carcasses in the Yukon. During the last ice age, bone-crushing hyenas stalked the snowy Canadian Arctic, likely satisfying their meat cravings by hunting herds

This colonial tavern (and maybe brothel) burned down years before the rest of Brunswick Town was razed by British soldiers in 1766. Last year, while walking through the ruins of Brunswick Town, North Carolina

'Pose' Scores Early Season 3 Renewal at FX via @thr External Link : 'Pose' Scores Early Season 3 Renewal at FX The pickup arrives a week after the sophomore season debuted as the drama from Ryan Murphy

The icy blue wisps that dot the Martian skies may actually be made up of water vapor and meteoric smoke. Look up from the Red Planet on the right morning, and you might see a blue sky. Source of shared

The auction of a pistol said to have been used by the painter Vincent van Gogh to shoot himself has reignited a debate about who actually pulled the trigger: Did Van Gogh commit suicide, or was he shot

Animal skulls are far more complex — and have a lot more bones — than you may expect. How many bones are in your skull? You might guess that animal skulls are made up of two bones: the upper region of

Researchers have developed a new kind of laser that can find and zap those tumor cells from the outside of the skin. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood. And now... Source

This is one of the most tangible pieces of evidence yet for the idea that explosive volcanism was more common on early Mars. Source of shared Link

Although bubble tea pearls can cause constipation, they wouldn't normally show up on a CT scan, experts said. Source of shared Link

Even older stars like our sun are capable of producing powerful superflares that could disrupt electronics worldwide Source of shared Link