In "Hidden Creatures," a young entomologist discovers the miraculous world of parasites when cocoons sprout from a ...

Sure, botflies are gross, but they also know just how to hitch a ride on a camel sneeze. An entomologist celebrates the world ...

Two experts at the forefront of untangling the gut-brain connection explain its role in IBS, Parkinson’s, and depression.

Italian scientist Luigi Galvani (left) and the steps of a suspended reanimation experiment on frog legs and a sheep. The manicules (pointing hands) illustrate to the reader how the steps should be ...

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues. Vocalist Mark Garrett (center) with fellow members of the ...

Based on what we know from indigenous oral histories and observations by Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries, it’s likely that Cahokia was founded by leaders—or maybe one charismatic leader—who ...

Neuroscientist Mary-Frances O’Connor explores what happens in the brain when you experience grief and why it’s a struggle to accept loss. The following is an excerpt from The Grieving Brain: The ...

Astronomer and Queen guitarist Brian May teams up with astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson to bring the cosmos to 3D. Plus, Frances Arnold’s game-changing technique of “directed evolution” creates ...

In “Common Side Effects,” a mycologist finds a mushroom that can heal any injury. Credit: Adult Swim In the new Adult Swim show “Common Side Effects,” an eccentric scientist has a secret: He’s ...

And while the regional response is more robust than it was during the largest outbreak, in 2014-2016, the U.S. has now ...

While fog itself is not alive, researchers found that it can contain an ecosystem, including bacteria that eat pollutants.