Twin Study Suggests Genetics May Strongly Influence IQ and Future Success

The task of gently transporting a microscopic particle from one point to another along a winding path, and then bringing it back using nothing more than a single, compact chip is a challenge we set out to address in our new study, now published in Nature Communications.

April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The accident caused the largest ever release of radioactive material into the environment, and at the time people predicted that the affected area would be rendered uninhabitable, devoid of life for thousands of years. But the reality is quite different.

A huge 11,000-carat ruby has been discovered in Myanmar, state media reported Friday, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its precious gemstones.

New research suggests time could hold the key to resolving mysteries of gravity, quantum mechanics, and other phenomena in modern physics.

You would think that, in the middle of a war that is having catastrophic effects on the world economy, the US ‘Department of War’ might have better things to do than release UFO files. But you’d be wrong, as on Friday the Pentagon released a whole bunch of UFO files on their very own website (war.gov/ufo, if you don’t mind) for everyone to browse. This first release (there are more to come) is comprised of 119 PDFs, 28 video files, […]

Long before the discovery of iron reshaped civilizations, Bronze Age metalworkers may discovered it by accident, new research suggests.