On Monday residents of northeastern Japan were rattled by a massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast and warned of possible tsunamis, as well as a slim chance of a magnitude 8 or higher “megaquake” in the coming days. A new study, published Thursday... See more
Science has always relied on a curious human’s mind forming a hypothesis, designing an experiment, analyzing the results and presenting the case to that person’s peers. Over centuries, we’ve built better tools such as electron microscopes, particle accele... See more
What do the feeling of an ice cube against your skin and the cool minty blast of toothpaste have in common? Both activate our body’s cold-sensing nerves. But until now, scientists hadn’t pinned down exactly how that happened at the level of individual pro... See more
For years, scientists have viewed cancer as a localized glitch in which cells refuse to stop dividing. But a new study suggests that, in certain organs, tumors actively communicate with the brain to trick it into protecting them. Scientists have long know... See more
Artist's impression of the planet Theia colliding with ancient Earth to create the moon ROUGHLY FOUR AND A HALF billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying itself, melting large portions of our planet's mantle and ejecting a huge deb... See more
