music minds See an expanded version of the film's sequence on Oliver Sacks's brain as it reacts to different pieces of music.

A Russian research ship has spotted an extremely rare white adult orca, or killer whale, off the coast of Kamchatka for the first time in history. No one knows the reason for the whale's unusual pigmentation. ­The scientists identified the whale by his pure white fin, swimming together with his pod,

The new music video is a tribute to those working on the frontlines during the current global health crisis, and showcases clips of Streisand interspersed with photos of the workers. Streisand first released the song on her album Higher Ground in 1997. She later performed the song in a surprise appe...

US space agency NASA has warned that a huge 1,082 ft asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower will break into Earth’s orbit in just over a week.The space rock is heading our way and should skim past us on December 11. NASA has its eye on Asteroid 4660 Nereus because it’s well over 492 feet long and wil

The year's first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth, is one of two lunar events Sunday January 20, 2019. A total eclipse was also visible in North and South America, and parts of Europe.The only total lunar eclipse of 2019...

Amazon's chief executive has revealed that the company is testing a new service involving delivery by mini-drones to get packages to customers in just 30 minutes."I know this looks like science fiction. It's not," Mr Bezos said. We can do half-hour delivery ... and we can carry objects, we think, up...

Forty world leaders are taking part in a climate change summit hosted by US President Joe Biden. Alice Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, shared her thoughts on the meeting.

Back on March 23, Bette Midler tweeted: “Is it corny to have your own song stuck in your head? Because every time someone comes closer than 6 feet, I start singing, ‘From a Distance.'” Well, turns out great minds think alike! On that same day, Jewish mom Andrea Niederman, 32, and her husband Eric N

Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79.
Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest to be found in the ruins of the ancient site. Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicte...

Now that the Apple Watch has been released, wearables are indisputably mainstream. But one of the designers at the heart of the wearable tech revolution thinks it is time to refocus on something more fundamental — the human wearing them. NewDealDesign's Gadi Amit, the designer behind Fitbit, the Goo