A new theoretical model suggests that the likelihood of extraterrestrial life in parallel universes may be greater than in our own universe. (Image credit: Getty Images) Scientists have recently proposed another possible explanation for why we have yet to detect…
Alcohol is often called a 'truth serum'. But does it really make people tell the truth? (Image credit: Thomas Barwick via Getty Images) The ancient Latin proverb “In vino veritas” — which translates as “In wine there is truth” —…
The proposed quantum internet could transmit data over much longer distances than previously thought, thanks to the creation of an exceptionally bright light source that was developed by innovating a combination of existing technologies. (Image credit: Pitris/Getty Images) Researchers have…
Parents can create an environment that is conducive to children's learning. (Image credit: MoMo Productions via Getty Images) One day they’re just stumbling, and the next they’re racing down the hallways. Or their babble suddenly turns into full sentences, seemingly…
NASA's ER-2 aircraft spotted a vast melt pond forming on an unnamed glacier in Alaska. Its vibrant blue color is a result of how the underwater ice absorbs sunlight. (Image credit: NASA/MABEL/ER-2) This 2014 aerial photo shows an unusually large…
Scientists say tarantulas have a variety of social relationships with other species, including frogs that eat insects that pose a threat to the spiders. (Photo courtesy of Francesco Tomasinelli and Emanuele Biggi) Tarantulas are covered in hairs to prevent warrior…