With poor eyesight, the chambered nautilus hunts by smell. Explore how a blue-light experiment revealed mysteries of the cephalopod’s memory.

Grab a ruler, crunch the length-to-height ratios, and use the Fibonacci sequence to test whether this famous spiral is truly ...

Concerns about AI safety are growing. Two researchers explain the unintended consequences of training AI models and what questions remain.

At the end of the last ice age, glacial melt inundated human settlements near shorelines. Underwater archeologists are uncovering their artifacts.

Inventor John Rogers bridges the natural and artificial worlds with flexible, biocompatible electronics.

After decades of controversy over prescribing hormone therapy for perimenopause, many providers are reconsidering their ...

A new wellness trend focuses on stimulating the lymphatic system. What does this system do, and is there science to back ...

The spider-tailed horned viper uses an unusual appendage to lure in birds. Researchers looked inside the spidery tail.

Turn your leftovers into new soil by building a worm farm to learn about composting, vermicomposting, and how decomposition ...

In 48 B.C.E., a massive fire ripped through the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the largest and most significant ancient libraries. An estimated 100,000 works of literature were lost.

Yohannes Haile-Selassie has a talent for spotting fossils, and has discovered clues to several branches of the human family tree.

In “The Museum of Lost Things,” a beheading and a late-night visitor lead to the devastating fire at the Library of Alexandria.