In “The Wild Dark,” a young Craig Childs finds himself alone in a dark wilderness. As the Milky Way comes into focus, fear turns to wonder. The following is an excerpt from “The Wild Dark: Finding the ...

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 ...

The scene begins innocently enough. An unsuspecting pearl fisher paddles through the water, going about his business. Waves gently buffet the diver as he nears a coral reef, and crabs scuttle into ...

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 ...

This story was produced by Science Friday and América Futura as part of our “Astronomy: Made in Latin America” newsletter and series. It is available in Spanish here. In the remote Atacama Desert of ...

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 ...

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

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