Zika in the US: How the virus spread to an arty Miami suburb from the Brazil epicentre

The trendy Miami neighbourhood of Wynwood, known for its galleries and museums, has now been put in the spotlight for reasons other than i...

Mercedes just revealed the bus of the future — and it looks awesome

Mercedes-Benz just passed a major milestone in autonomous public transportation. The company's semi-autonomous bus, called the Future B...

The top 10 places where you could be attacked by pirates

The Tom Hanks movie "Captain Phillips" was based on a true story, after all. "Captain Phillips" While piracy may seem c...

15 life-saving facts that everyone should know

Just about everyone knows that you should never text and drive, and that you should stop, drop, and roll if you catch on fire. But life can ...

Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar and Beethoven: Meet historic figures with modern disorders

Einstein showed several signs of Asperger's syndrome, scientists say Getty Images Their names will forever be remembered in school books...

Melting ice set to expose hazardous Arctic waste from Cold War-era top-secret experiments

Camp Century during construction in 1959 US Army The melting Greenland Ice Sheet is set to expose hazardous waste from top secret Cold War-...

Ancient 'Beaded Burial' at Cahokia reveals women's power in native American societies

New studies offer insight into the people who lived, died and were buried in mass graves in the pre-Columbian city of Cahokia, near presen...

Tinder linked to poorer body image and self-esteem, particularly in men

Tinder is linked to lower self-esteem in females, and even more, in males Tinder Tinder users have a lower self-esteem than non-users and a ...

The Real Truth About What Causes Cancer and Why Doctors Constantly Ignore It

In 1971 President Nixon and Congress declared war on cancer. So what’s happened in the 40 years since? After weeding out the hype and fill...

How to tell if you're a psychopath with this one, simple test

Are you a psychopath? If you're in doubt, this simple test may help you decide. We first heard about this interesting test from psycho...

22 Things Happy People Do Every Single Day of Their Lives

Many people spend their lives waiting to be happy.  You may think, “if only I had more money,” or “could lose weight,” or you fill in the ...

Over one in 10 honey bee colonies in Europe perished last winter

The number of honey bee colonies fell by almost 12% across 29 countries last winter (Reuters) The number of honey bee colonies fell by almos...

Legendary Great Flood of China was largest on Earth in last 10,000 years

A photo of Jishi Gorge upstream the landslide dam Wu Qinglong The Great Flood of China that was believed to have launched the Xia dynasty ...

Italy could be about to legalise marijuana – here are health arguments for and against

Health arguments for and against the legalisation of cannabis are numerous. John Greim/LightRocket/Getty For the past week, Italy's parl...

Scientists create first fully programmable quantum computer

A model of quantum computing processor Luchschen Researchers have created the first fully programmable and reconfigurable quantum computing...

Meat protein contributes as much as sugar to global obesity

The protein in meat could be just as much of a factor in the prevalence of global obesity as sugar Taryn/Flickr A study conducted by the Uni...

20 'Earth-like' planets that could support alien life

This figure shows the habitable zone for stars of different temperatures, as well as the location of terrestrial size planetary candidates...

Largest Mayan tomb and hieroglyph panels found in Belize tell story of iconic civilisation

A royal tomb has been found at the Maya site of Xunantunich, Belize Jose Awe Archaeologists have found the first-ever royal tomb at the anc...