Rising full moon silhouettes

The most beautiful video you'll see today. Real time video of silhouettes in front of the rising moon.

When can you see a daytime moon?

I saw the moon in a blue sky. Why? How can this happen? I thought the moon was visible only at night!

Viral video of eagle almost snatching child is fake

But the proceeds from its YouTube page, which now had more than 41 million views, will go toward a scholarship for a design student.

Scientists successfully store data in DNA

Forget about your portable hard drive. Scientists have successfully stored computer files on a strand of DNA.

Cells flock to heal wounds

Like flocks of birds, cells coordinate their motions as they race to cover and ultimately heal wounds to the skin, according to new research.

Lightning tied to onset of headaches, migraines, says study

A new study has found that lightning might affect the onset of headache and migraines.

Researchers map brain’s emotional intelligence

The first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to our ability to process emotional information and navigate the social world.

New water desalination technology shows promise

Scientists from MIT have designed a next-generation water desalination membrane that could greatly improve our ability to extract drinkable water from the sea.

Video: Re-creating the hairstyle of the ancient Roman Vestal Virgins

Hair dresser and amateur archeologist Janet Stephens spent seven years researching the hairstyle of the Roman Vestal Virgins, to learn how to re-create it.

This date in science: Daguerreotype photography made public

On January 9, 1839, the French Academy of Sciences announced Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's daguerreotype photography process to the world.

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