Surprising Science

Nutritionists say kale—a vegetable in the Brassica family along with broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage—is full of vitamins and antioxidants that help to prevent cancer. 

While there are workers that play solitaire as a distraction from work, some businesses find that employees who are allowed to play certain games at work end up performing better.

Dr. Joachim Kohn has devoted his life to research and now it’s paying off. He’s creating new ways to regrow body parts for veterans injured in war.

In order to make a cloud computing network more secure, DeTron is introducing its new QDK chip that cuts out any third party between sender and receiver.

Born from the theory of an MIT physicist, Berkeley scientists have come up with a way to build an eternal clock that, they say, would survive the inevitable “heat death” of the universe. 

NASA has agreed to fund a study into whether or not mining asteroids for precious metals and minerals is economically sound. Surely not at the moment, but it might be in the future…

Using shots from the Hubble, NASA has looked back further into the origins of galaxies and our universe than ever before. The James Webb space telescope will look even further back. 

A scientist has created a new process for treating wood with fungus that allows new violins to sound like Stradivari.

New interactive robot wants to be your Facebook friend.

With car’s on-board computer systems become more complex it was only time before they started receiving online updates, the same as a laptop or cell phone.

In the past, the leading cause of injury deaths in America has consistently been car crashes but a new study has found that there are now more deaths each year from suicide.

Argentinians have been using Paypal to circumvent the devaluation of the peso, but new government restrictions are making it much harder.

Urban noise pollution is associated with increased risk factors for fatal diseases, says the World Health Organization. But sound can also be employed to make cities better places. 

In laboratory conditions, scientists successfully created a fearful memory in the minds of volunteers, then erased it. The findings could aid in the treatment of anxiety disorders. 

The idea of getting eight hours sleep at night is a modern invention, one that is ironically no longer sustainable because of technological advances. But a better schedule is possible…

Over the last few years, researchers have scanned brains while they are at rest. They have found that the brain continues to function at a very high rate even when not occupied with tasks. 

Researchers have successfully modified nanoparticles to make them more effective at delivering medication directly to specific organelles within the body’s cells, opening new treatment options.

Monsanto’s Roundup-resistant corn causes tumors and liver problems in rats, says a team of French researchers. Proponents of California’s ballot initiative to label GMOs have seized on the results.

Government authorities now claim that certain foods contain the same addictive properties as certain drugs. Recent advances in neuroscience seem to support their conclusions.

Facial symmetry, long known to help form our concept of beauty, is also a good indicator of general health, say American and Scottish scientists who have completed a study on macaques.

Data gathered for a new study suggests that some parents’ beliefs on children and alcohol exposure are dangerously misguided.

The second generation of MakerBot’s desktop 3D printers is a sturdier, faster, easier-to-use version with a price that starts at just under $2,200.

Borrowing from nature, an engineering company has created a robot that mimics the nimble maneuvers and speed of real tuna.

Scientists have created a type of artificial soil that, when combined with a special solution, becomes transparent, allowing 3D imaging of plant roots and the organisms that live in them.

As scientists attempt to tell the story of the last 120,000 years of human history, patterns emerge that more clearly connect the movement of humans across the continents to changes in climate.

While much of the news about ice melts has come from the Arctic, a study published this week describes interior “ice streams” and their effect on the integrity of the Antarctic ice sheet.

A recently-published study documents scientists’ use of carbon-based molecules, ice, and lasers to duplicate one theory of how life may have evolved on Earth.

A NASA scientist reveals at a recent symposium that he and his team have taken the first tiny steps towards making faster-than-light speed — generally seen as necessary for interstellar travel — a reality.

Photos released from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) represent the first step in a project that will help astronomers better understand the makeup of the universe and the causes behind its rapid expansion.

The Russian government has revealed the existence of a field containing enough diamonds to turn the country into a much greater player in the gem industry.