The velvet worm is pretty cute as invertebrate predators go. A leathery rope of an animal with a fuzzy, velvet-like texture. It has two antennae
It’s easy to blindly accept that clocks move clockwise, sweeping left to right on the upper half of the face and right to left on
Antarctica isn’t a floating chunk of ice like the Arctic. Beneath its frozen surface sits a solid continent of mountains, rocky terrain, and gold-spewing volcanoes.
Keeping a close eye on your blood glucose levels is part and parcel of life for people living with diabetes. The last few years, however,
Lightning is just one of the many spectacular luminous events that occur in Earth’s atmosphere. A particularly sought-after and mysterious one is red sprites, flashes
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were greeted by an unexpected welcome party as they returned to Earth yesterday after several dolphins came to
Vaccines do not, cannot, and have not ever caused autism. There is not a shred of scientific evidence to support the belief that they do.
The dream of keeping climate change to within 1.5°C (2.7°F) has taken a major hit. The latest climate report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
A while ago, one reality TV star began selling her own farts in jars, earning an astonishing $45,000 a week for her troubles. While her
Deep in the Pacific Ocean lives a warty octopus. Its bumpy texture can range from a delicate peppering of bumps to – and we’re borrowing
While the United States continues to deal with a significant outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu, officials have now reported the country’s first outbreak of
Two teams have separately concluded that Uranus is releasing more internal heat than was indicated in observations by Voyager 2. Instead of just reflecting heat
Across planet Earth, the animal world is full of species perfectly adapted for life in their specific niche. From polar bears with translucent fur to
There are so many myths around periods, it’s amazing humans haven’t just given up and adopted an estrous cycle instead. After all, if we believed
During an investigation to see whether it was possible to restore an iconic, but endangered, community of shrubland plant species in South Africa, researchers have
A video taken in a popular tourist hotspot on an Iranian island shows rain flowing down a cliff, turning the beach and sea below blood
The JWST has spotted the presence of carbon dioxide on HR 8799’s four known planets, part of a system astronomers use to explore the formation
