According to Guinness World Records, the largest snowflake we know of was 38 centimetres across and 20 centimetres thick. This whopper was spotted in Montana in January 1887, when ranch owner Matt ...

Humans never evolved to read and write, and around 10 per cent of us are dyslexic. Now, we are uncovering the pathways ...

In 2023, a parade of atmospheric rivers brought months of heavy precipitation to much of California, filling reservoirs and raising snowpack far above average levels. This flood of water was a major ...

The boiling frog tale is too good an allegory for our modern times to ignore. It goes like this: frogs will obliviously stay in water as it gradually warms until they eventually boil to death, ...

Analysis of the hair and fingernails of eight mummified Inca children reveals that they were given cocaine and alcohol prior ...

A bit of leg bone from an Aratasaurus dinosaur fossil collected in Brazil has preserved abundant 3D red blood cells in stunning detail ...

From a “modern bestiary” by Richard Dawkins to a book co-authored by Robert Macfarlane and an Ecuadorian cloud forest, there ...

Stimulating a part of the brain linked to mental effort boosts performance in demanding tasks, but also leads to greater ...

Your body uses collagen to give your skin strength and elasticity, so supplements of this protein seem to make sense to ...

An audio drama produced by The Martian author Andy Weir, a fictional autobiography from Michael Moorcock and a new John ...