Tiny “sesame” sea slug discovered in Taiwan turns out to be a new species
A tiny new species of sea slug, smaller than a grain of rice, has been discovered off the coast of Keelung in northern Taiwan. The translucent marine creature, covered in…
Celebrate! The Ford Nugget Camper Van Turns 40
For four decades, the Ford Nugget has stood for the idea of freedom on wheels in Europe, evolving from a practical Transit-based conversion into a true cult favorite among van-life…
New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source
A new study from scientists at Yale University and the University of Missouri shows that catalysts made with manganese can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate. Manganese is widely available…
The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and ‘The Last of Us’
When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cross and circle. The…
Unique Porsche Panamera Turns Every Drive Into a Champagne-and-Cigar Party
It’s been two years since Porsche unveiled a one-off Panamera, but we had to wait until now to see the car’s lavish interior. Created through the Sonderwunsch (special request) division,…
Hidden for 125 years, a Welsh fossil turns out to be a dinosaur
Paleontologists at the University of Bristol have officially identified a new species of dinosaur from Triassic fossil beds in South Wales, near Penarth – more than 125 years after the…
The bright yellow worm that turns ocean poison into golden survival crystals
A deep sea worm that inhabits hydrothermal vents survives the high levels of toxic arsenic and sulfide in its environment by combining them in its cells to form a less…
The parasite that turns off your body’s pain alarm and sneaks in
New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, discovered that a parasitic worm suppresses neurons in the skin to evade detection. The researchers suggest that the worm likely evolved this…
Scientists discover amino acid switch that turns fat into a calorie-burning furnace
Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study in Nature Metabolism points to a specific sulfur-containing amino acid…
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Turns Out to Be Much Younger, Scientists Reveal in New Study
A location in Western Australia that used to be named as the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth is now actually a lot younger than that, scientists announced today in…