Science Articles

If Chris Parry, head of Britain's top private schools is to be believed, schools, as we know them today, will not exist in about 30 years. No longer will students have to...

Meet Dude; a three-month old Heron whose entire family was killed in a storm near Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Luckily, this little guy was rescued by wild life expert...

The Moray Firth, a roughly triangular firth (inlet) of the North Sea is an incredibly beautiful area in Northern Scotland. It is also home to over 130 bottlenose dolphins...

Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, who painted the famous 'Mona Lisa', was also an amazing inventor. Amongst other things, he designed several flight machines, including t...

The NASA Phoenix Lander Spacecraft's nine month, 455 million mile journey came to a successful end yesterday as it safely touched down on the surface of the Red Planet. N...

Want to say hello to friends, family or even strangers who live in London, England without flying over. If you live in New York City, this is now possible, thanks to the...

Surgeons in Calgary, Canada made history this week, when they successfully removed an egg-shaped tumor from 21-year old Paige Nickason's brain, using a newly developed ro...

The Guandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China believes it has found a way to end World hunger - By growing super-sized vegetables. The only catch is that in orde...

Yves Rossy also known as "Fusion Man", always dreamed of soaring in the skies like a bird. On Wednesday, he fulfilled his dream by becoming the first person ever to fly a...

Chewing Gum, one of the oldest known candies, has a many attributes - It helps concentration, reduces stress and if sugar-free, is good for your teeth. Best of all it tas...

Is there life on Mars? Was there ever? - These are the answers that NASA hopes will be revealed by a Robotic Spacecraft dubbed Phoenix Mars Lander. The Spacecraft was lau...

Residents of the Chilean towns of Chaiten and Futaleufu were in for a real shock on Friday when a long-dormant volcano came to life. Nobody knows for sure when the Chaite...

Beauty, a 7-year old bald eagle is lucky to be alive. The 15-pound eagle was found in Alaska a few years ago, with its upper beak completely destroyed by a gunshot. Witho...

They are too young to compete in a Formula One (F1) race, but perfectly qualified to design and build a model F1 racecar. This week twenty-four teams of students ranging...

While Earth Day was April 22nd, the celebrations extended for the entire week. One Northern California Elementary School celebrated the event by releasing 100,000 ladybug...

Pierre, a 25-year-old penguin that resides at the California Academy of Sciences in California, had a big problem. In late 2006, he started to lose his waterproof feather...

Every autumn, billions of small birds make their way from the continent of Europe all the way to Africa. As soon as spring arrives these birds re-trace their epic journey...

What was once science fiction, is now becoming a reality! Two blind patients were implanted with bionic eyes at Moorfields Hospital in London last week. They are among th...

Next time you go on a hike or camping, you don't have to leave your computer or gameboy behind. This Eco-friendly backpack will charge any hand-held device or even a lapt...

This ordinary-looking Spruce found in Sweden is the world's oldest tree. Scientists believe that it started growing just after end of the last ice age, more than 9.500 ye...

If these scientists are right, there will be marigolds growing on the moon by the year 2015, and after there may even be cabbages, tulips and other plants. The best part...

April 22, 2008 is Earth Day - an international day of observance of environmental issues. This day was first observed in North America on April 22,1970 to highlight envir...

This funny looking frog found recently in the Indonesian section of Borneo has scientists very excited. Besides being a very rare breed, it also has no lungs!

On April 10th, Lake Cachet II Chile, S.America, dried up overnight. Scientists believe that the whole "disappearing" phenomenon is due to global warming.