The nights are drawing in, the weather’s turning chilly, and spooky season is upon us – the Northern Hemisphere is fully in the grip of
Often when people think “shark” the mind will immediately start playing the Jaws soundtrack. However the world’s oceans (and some lakes) are full of a
Every year, billions of capelins migrate to the Norwegian coast to spawn, and predators take advantage and feast. Scientists analyzing one migration witnessed the largest
Cancer is not limited to us humans. Plenty of other species are also afflicted by it, but despite its pervasiveness, there’s still so much we
A huge new mine in southwestern Nevada has just been given the final thumbs up by the US government. While the mine could supply enough
Does it feel like online spaces have gotten more toxic lately? Noticed an uptick in weird conspiracy theories surrounding “globalists” or immigrants? It’s not just
Sprinkling a little salt on some mango or grapefruit doesn’t seem like something that would make it taste nicer and yet people do it all
Are you partial to a sliced onion over a diced one? Perhaps you’ve always thought that apples are more delicious chopped up than whole. It
On Saturday, November 2, humans will have continuously lived in space on the International Space Station (ISS) for 24 years. It has been a momentous
A see-through figure floating down a hallway. A creaking floorboard. A looming dark shape in the corner of a room. Stories of ghosts have been
After receiving the thumbs up from regulators, California is set to build its first carbon capture plant with a project that aims to suck up
We humans are a bit magpie-ish when it comes to the environment, our eyes growing big and greedy when we spot shiny things sticking out
Welcome to IFLScience’s first-ever Halloween podcast special, bringing you a feature-length episode of The Big Questions as we take on the UK’s most haunted castle.
On July 23, 1924, the editor of Scientific American, O.D. Munn, and six members of a scientific investigative committee gathered in a small room on the
This week, the world’s longest venomous snake, the king cobra, has been found to be four separate species, a new carbon capture design is a
Issue 28 (November 2024) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary
Ideas from quantum physics have seeped into popular culture over recent decades in a way they failed to for the first half century after its
