Mayor's co-laureate, Didier Queloz agreed, telling Newsweek, "It's time to stop dreaming and confront reality, and for our human society to carry our effort and act to ensure that a future exists and that maybe, one day, we will be abl ...

A new scientific study by Anglia Ruskin University says that microplastics found in soil are harmful to earthworms. The new research has discovered that microplastics stop worms growing properly and that's bad news for farmers.

Backpfeifengesicht may join other German words that have found a place in English, like Weltschmerz (world-weariness) and Zeitgeist (spirit of the time).

Rescuers fear six people may be trapped in Taiwan bridge collapse

These homes could dramatically reduce the cost of solar energy for homeowners.

Although Jupiter is large as planets go, it would need to be about 75 times its current mass to ignite nuclear fusion in its core and become a star.

For decades, there has been evidence that classroom techniques designed to get students to participate in the learning process produces better educational outcomes at virtually all levels. And a new Harvard study suggests it may be important to let s ...

A sustainable environment means consuming less, not differently. With retail therapy losing its appeal, that should be easy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Another former J.P. Morgan precious metals traders pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal charges of manipulating the precious metals markets.

The last dessert to grace the name of a version of Google's Android operating system will officially be pie. At a meeting in the Android team's new office in Mountain View last month, we sat down with some of the Googlers responsible for ha ...

At this beef noodle shop in Bangkok, you can order a bowl of soup that is more than 40 years old.

What do you do when you hear that Mike Tyson is opening a weed resort in the middle of the California desert? You go investigate. What we found was far more surreal than anyone could have imagined.

When a neighborhood's green space leads to better health outcomes, tree canopy may provide an outsized share of the benefits.

George Orwell wasn't the only 20th century writer of prescient dystopian fiction.

Cannabis use is associated with reduced brain volumes in a region involved in facial emotion processing, according to a new study in Psychiatry Research

Can’t stop checking your phone, even when you’re not expecting any important messages? Blame your brain. A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business has found that information acts on the brain’s dopamine-producing reward syst ...

Apple lost its counterfeit case against a Norwegian repair shop owner last year, but the $1 trillion company won't let it go.

Mosquitoes love sugar – so much so that can delay their search for our blood. Now, their sweet tooth may have revealed an important genetic weapon against the spread of mosquito-borne disease.

Someone posting on Chinese social network Weibo claims to have used facial recognition to cross-reference women’s photos on social media with faces pulled from videos on adult platforms like Pornhub. In a Monday post on Weibo, the user, who says he&# ...

James Holzhauer found himself in unfamiliar territory on Thursday’s episode of Jeopardy!, but sparked an epic comeback with a bold Daily Double wager. Holzhauer put his streak on the line by betting everything he had, but successfully doubled his mon ...