Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses the unexpected math in daily life, and how his field is picking up the pieces after ...

Machine-powered math can take on huge problems with millions of unknowns. That can be concerning—but also holds enormous ...

The author of SciFri’s November book club pick on how she found meaning in the stories that unfolded in her yard.

In “The Comfort of Crows,” the trees in your own yard and neighborhood can tell the story of people’s lives. The following is ...

A food historian and a nutrition researcher dig into the protein-maxxing trend—and explain why you might want to up your fiber intake instead. Researchers trapped an antimatter particle and held it at ...

A tiny glassfish is becoming a model species for scientists. What could it teach us?

A food historian and nutrition researcher dig into the protein-maxxing trend—and explain why you might want to up your fiber ...

Researchers have trapped a positron and held it at extremely cold temperatures for months, allowing them to measure its quantum properties.

Armadillos are turning up in states like Kentucky and Illinois, far from their warm southern habitats. Why are they moving ...

Chatbots's favorite words and quirks of speech are seeping into human language and changing the way we talk. Is that a bad ...

An analysis of bat genomes and fossil records has shown that the flying mammals first took wing in Europe some 60-65 million ...