Small "pingers" keep porpoises away from fishing nets, and don't seem to bother them at all.

Too much coffee may be bad for you, but just enough can help lower women's body fat.

In an early proof of concept, researchers were able to have blind people "see" letters via brain stimulation.

A new, freaky looking prehistoric fish was discovered in Pakistan. Emphasis on "freaky looking."

Penguin poop apparently emits a lot of nitrous oxide. Bad for the environment, but funny for researchers.

Beard hair isn't just a fashion thing — it may protect hipsters' faces from inevitable punches.

Researchers at @USC claim an amazing cancer treatment ... that just happens to involve a product the university has a financial interest in.

Apparently they're pretty big pollinators, just not they way researchers expected.

They don't show symptoms, but they can carry it for a while — and give it to humans.

Shockingly, sex robots are off the table. Sorry, guys.

T. Rex's long legs may have been about finding prey rather than chasing it down.

As the pandemic continues, psychosis may become more of an issue.

Georgia Tech has made a wiggly-wheeled rover than can do well on Mars.

A new kind of radiation shielding is cheaper to make and much lighter than lead.

A Russian volcano's lava contained diamonds, which is pretty unusual.

Targeting plaque in the brain hasn't worked, but there might be a better option: calcium buildup.

Arsonists beware: Dogs are really, really good at detecting gasoline.

One way to recycle restaurant waste: Feed it to maggots and make them into pet food.

More than 30 percent of avocados are damaged just by testing for ripeness. Time to bring in the lasers.

Telling a dinosaur's sex from fossils is well-nigh impossible. And we won't get into the gender issue.

Great use for nanotechnology: keeping white wine clear.

An Italian sinkhole revealed an ancient Roman road.

A new technique makes it easier to find potential medicines in various plants.

Penn State researchers are bringing back some "lost" lines of Holstein cows.

Tools found in a Bulgarian cave suggest that Homo sapiens passed their ideas to Neanderthals living at the same time.