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Life on planet Earth is struggling through an historically challenging era, thanks in no small part to the actions of our species. Some scientists have proposed labeling this period as the Anthropocene epoch due to the outsize...

A group of scientists now believe that ice fizzes and bubbles like champagne when floating in outer space. This discovery was made when researchers at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan first created a mixture of three...

When most of us hear the name L'Oréal, we think of makeup and hair products, not tech innovation. That may soon be changing. Many don't realize it, but the cosmetics giant has been pouring its efforts in recent years into...

When it comes to radiation, fearsome disasters like Fukushima and Chernobyl capture the headlines. But for most people, the real radiation risk comes from the sun - and global warming could make the problem much worse. A...

There's a long list of things that will suffer because of extreme climate change - but did you know that your health is one of them? Beyond the extreme environmental ramifications, climate change is set to impact the physical,...

Photo via Shutterstock Norwegian researchers recently discovered a microorganism living in Trondheim Fjord that could be a key ingredient in the ultimate sunscreen...