The fact that kids seem to have an inordinate amount of energy is indisputable. What if this energy could somehow be harnessed and turned into electricity? That was a question t...

Following the recent release and success of The Amazing Spiderman, stores are over-flowing with all kinds of red and blue superhero costumes. However, this lucky reptile does no...

President Obama already has bragging rights to a fish (Ethiostoma Obama) and lichen (Caloplaca obamae). Now, he can add one more exotic animal species to this list - A lizard th...

Sublimotion, a restaurant that is slated to open at the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza, Spain, is creating quite a stir amongst food lovers all over the world. However, the buzz is no...

After PSY's Gangnam Style video went viral on YouTube, many people have tried to recreate the South Korean singer's magic with their parodies. However, nobody can even come clos...

While most scientists are focused on creating vaccines for life threatening mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever and malaria, British biotech firm Oxitec is taking a unique...

Penguins are known for many things - their charming looks, cheerful Christmas spirit, high-diving skills and . . . dancing skills? Apparently so, for how else can you explain th...

Given that it has been over 20 years since the body of Otzi the Iceman was found, one would think that scientists had discovered all they could, about this Neanderthal who inhab...

While access to clean water is something we all take for granted, such is not the case for some people in developing countries. According to non-profit organization, Water is Li...

On November 21st, Japanese Coast Guards released photos of a brand new island created by an eruption of an underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean, about a thousand kilometers s...