Matt von Konrat, a botanist at the Field Museum in Chicago, has always been a fan of detective shows, but he never imagined ...

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

How a team of divers accidentally uncovered debris from the tragic 1986 shuttle explosion resting on Florida’s ocean floor.

Archaeologists brought in for a routine survey ahead of a hospital construction project in the Romanian city of Constanta ...

“Oh, I won’t even be able to tell.” That’s the sentiment, if not the exact words, I hear time and again when I tell somebody who’s considering a new laptop that they might want a MacBook Air instead ...

Some animals, like snakes, sense heat using organs other than their skin—and humans may, too. In a study, participants were able to identify the temperature of water more accurately than chance, ...

While genomic analysis revealed there is a relative of L. asiatica commonly found in North America, it’s rarely eaten, and there are no reports of it being psychoactive in the U.S. So, if you’re at ...

These tools sound alike, but they work very differently. Knowing how each one operates will ensure you reach for the correct one every time.

In a new study, scientists successfully trained a brain organoid derived from mouse stem cells to solve an engineering benchmark known as the “cart-pole problem.” By applying weak or strong electric ...

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life ...

Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating ...

Our cosmetic enhancements have made it to other species, with treatments such as Botox, steroids for muscle tone, and even hump implants.