While NASA was busy peering into deep space to find the origins of life, an ancient life-form had left an indelible print right in its own back yard.

A protein in male semen can act on the female brain stimulating it to produce eggs.

While some advocates of Cliodynamics are convinced that non-linear mathematics and large amounts of data can make history predictive, most people aren’t falling into that kind of thinking. History repeats itself, but how accurately does it?

For the first time, it is being seen that some insects – the ubiquitous aphids – might be able to photosynthesize. This startling discovery has left many questions in its wake, the most important one being – why do it?

Books in a few decades might not be stored in their physical forms, or even in soft copies, but stored in the very molecules that design our body- DNA.

Did you know that the LASER had an older cousin that amplified microwaves instead of light. New research has breathed new life into use this old technology and may someday be as useful as LASERs are today.

There is a new game in town – hacking the human brain. Yes, it’s cool and dangerous!

Thought the surface of the sun was hot? Think again and think big. Scientists colliding lead ions have created temperatures which are unbelievably large. It’s a world record, in fact.

Researchers have discovered a hitherto unknown network of channels in the brain that help carry out excess proteins and solutes from brain tissue. These channels could be manipulated to control the movement of drugs, or harmful substances in disease.

The source of the giant mysterious floating pumice raft has been pinpointed to be a certain underwater volcano. The sleuthing techniques are ultra-modern.

An Amazing tale of a daring recovery as the CIA declassifies documents outlining the recovery of the secret spy satellite Hexagon’s recovery vehicle.

A record breaking Burmese python has been found in the Florida Everglades. See what other startling finds the researchers make.

There is a time and a place for everything under the sun, but now is not the time to be exploring Mars.

A huge island of pumice was found floating in the South Pacific, near New Zealand. How did this mysterious ‘orphan’ island form? And how is pumice intimately linked to the very origin of life on Earth?

Just like Earth, Mars might also have tectonic activity, says an UCLA professor. So it’s the whole package – moving plates, fault lines and, maybe, even Mars-quakes.