(via Mark Rober) It’s wild how oblivious we can be to what’s hidden right beneath the water.

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now ...

The first fossil hominins were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century in South Africa, just over half a century ...

From Disney’s Scrooge McDuck and Cruella de Vil to DC Comics’ Lex Luthor to and Mr Burns in the Simpsons, there are plenty of ...

Beyond spirited dinner party debate, establishing which creatures have consciousness matters in terms of animal welfare and ...

Melting ice sheets in North America played a far greater role in driving global sea-level rise at the end of the last ice age ...

Food waste is more than just the starting material for compost. From dried-up beet pulp to millipede-digested coconut fibers, ...

A study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can ...

(via Dark Science) Why a bullet's lethality is all about velocity.

Steve Mould gets to test a theory about how chains move in low gravity.

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now northern Italy. Soon after, some scavengers arrived to dine ...

A deeper reach into human history is now possible, thanks to a growing body of archaeological data collected using advanced ...