For the first time microbes have been shown to tinker with gold deposits. Bacterial biofilms dissolve gold, which makes it available for re-depositing in purer form elsewhere. The bacteria have been identified and so someday hand-held biosensors may help in gold prospecting. Read the Full Story @...

A Time-lapse video that shows the beauty of the Perseid meteor shower as seen over the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California.

Discovery News recently compiled an insanely interesting list of the top ten longest living animals. See a few of them below: Bowhead whale (211 years) Galapagos tortoise (177 years)