TV shows often lie, especially when it comes to complex topics, like those surrounding forensic science. Anyone who has watched a crime scene show will
An amateur astrophotographer has captured an astonishing image of NASA astronaut Suni Williams conducting a record-breaking spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). Last week,
Had you lingered in the room with this hardened mass in the late 1980s, your chances of seeing another birthday would have been slim. Just
How do you feel in the morning? Do you feel like the day greets you at your best, that you’re at your brightest as you
Avian flu first made the jump from birds into dairy cows on farms in a number of US states in spring 2024. Until now, all
Juice cleanses – where people exclusively consume fruit and/or vegetable juice – have often been touted as good for your health, purportedly “detoxing” you and
There are some pretty weird relationships in the animal world. Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest sharks, while researchers have
Galaxies in a quasar state can release powerful jets from their active supermassive black holes. The jets can extend far into intergalactic space, even for
The hominin family tree may have a new twig: Paranthropus capensis, a “gorilla-like” human relative that lived in southern Africa some 1.4 million years ago.
Boiling an egg feels like walking a tightrope: misjudge it by just a fraction and you’ll end up with either a snot-like undercooked white or
Update 2/6/25: We have updated this article to include the Center for Near Earth Objects Studies cumulative impact probability, which upgrades the chance from 1.8
A team of researchers in Germany have proposed a new method for searching for life on alien worlds, which they believe could be integrated into
A Cretaceous-era skull found on Vega Island, Antarctica, has been confirmed as a member of the same order as ducks and geese, making it one
Fear is very useful for survival – but so is being able to control it. It’s wise to be scared of the unfamiliar, especially when
Researchers have successfully generated a digital image of an ancient scroll from Herculaneum that has not been seen in almost 2,000 years. The announcement was
Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to
When you consider, say, a salmon, or a pigeon, your first thought is probably not “Wow, I bet that guy is great at quantum mechanics”
