Mount Etna is Europe’s highest and most active volcano and has recently been up to its usual albeit impressive tricks of shooting volcanic ash and
What comes to mind when you think about asylums? I bet it involves some large, gothic building on a walled estate. Chances are you are
The world currently has less sea ice than ever before according to a new analysis, with both the Arctic and Antarctic experiencing unusually warm temperatures.
Nothing can set a room on fire quite like the old “does pineapple belong on pizza” debate. At IFLScience it cycles around time and again,
As the nations of the world continue to burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases – as well as
Finding fossils of any species is an exciting discovery for science, but some are a little bit more special than others. In New Zealand, a
The Greek island of Santorini normally conjures up images of beautiful white buildings and dreamy blue seas, but since January this year, its home in
A statue of the Virgin Mary has been the unlikely recipient of a DNA swab, after it appeared to be weeping blood. Results from the
A 30-million-year-old skull from Fayum, Egypt, is thought to come from the apex predator of the times, which would have been the scourge of early
Is there a habit you wish you had? Maybe it’s something simple, like always leaving your keys in one specific place so you never lose
Electromagnetic fields are everywhere – and if the scam artists we’ve seen on our social media feeds are to be believed, that should terrify you.
Former Paralympian and current surgeon John McFall has become the first disabled astronaut to be cleared for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS)
A team of researchers from the University of Leeds in the UK has come up with a surprising way to help tackle the climate crisis;
The quantum size of a neutrino has been measured for the first time using innovative table-top measurements of the particle’s decay. Neutrinos are thought to
If you found Inception tricky enough to get your head around, just wait until you hear about Manitoulin Island. Located in Lake Huron, not only is
Exposure to air pollution is associated with around seven million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel
Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low over the waves of a
