Planting trees has been a staple in urban landscaping for decades, valued for its aesthetic appeal and ability to improve air quality. However, recent research
Say cheese and flash us those pearly whites! While most adult humans have 32 permanent teeth, or 28 if your wisdom teeth don’t behave, you
A desert might not be the first place you’d expect to be a hive of activity, but northwestern China’s Kubuqi Desert is currently bucking the
Allow us to set the scene: you’re out walking on a misty mountain. It was clear as day when you set off this morning, but
Around every 80 years, the system we call T Coronae Borealis experiences a sudden increase in brightness. It becomes up to 1,585 times brighter, something
In the depths of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, researchers have uncovered a tiny yet fascinating new species of marine life, and it’s been awarded a
It’s easy for a science website to get bogged down in the weirdest mysteries of the universe, while people really want the answers to more
The JWST has examined Chiron, a minor planet that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune, and found unexpectedly different ices from the other objects located in
It has been just over three years since JWST was launched into space and in that time, the telescope has dramatically expanded our understanding of
In Kazakhstan lives an antelope that wouldn’t look out of place on the set of Star Wars. Saiga and their gloriously wibbly noses are one
The death of former president Jimmy Carter has unleashed a wave of tributes far beyond those given to most former leaders. Many are focused on
Over our long and meandering evolution, the human species has lost a lot of body hair. For some reason, we have been left with forests
It’s something that many of us have experienced at one time or another. You head out on a winter’s day, ready to face the world…
The debate about whether (and, if so, how) animals think is an ancient one. Aristotle considered it important enough to write on the question extensively,
Issue 30 (January 2024) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary
As you read this, some 13,000 satellites are hurtling through space, orbiting the Earth at breakneck speeds of 6 miles (or 10 kilometers) per second – which
Current models do not measure gravity waves with sufficient accuracy, new research suggests. This is important, the study authors say, because it affects the accuracy
