A chance observation has led to an astonishing discovery for a group of scientists studying the comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi ...

Astigmatism affects the shape of two parts of the eye: the cornea, the transparent layer at the front of the eye; or the lens ...

I n 1898, a pair of lions repeatedly raided the tents of an encampment in Kenya, killing at least 28 people. The infamous ...

During the Cold War, the US produced hundreds of plutonium pits each year at the Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado. However, ...

The Sun won’t last forever, but how long do we have before we need to find another home, even if we look after Earth?

“Until recently,” Gilbertson wrote in a blog post, Mount Rainier “was one of the few peaks in the contiguous US with a ...

Quite appropriately, the adorable calf has been named Mãhina, which means “moon” in Tongan. Its white coloration could be ...

The results show that sharing a pool of information may lead to greater agreement. It also shows that the illusion of ...

The Scottish Highlands could soon greet some new residents: a breed of super-beefy wild cattle that have been designed to ...

In other words, you’re good unless you’re sending someone something as a prank. If you get caught out, you run the risk of ...

Not by a long shot, actually. “When you blow on a hot drink or a food containing a lot of moisture, most of the cooling effect is due to evaporative cooling,” Helmenstine wrote. “Evaporative cooling ...

T here is a town in Nebraska that holds a dubious status in American history. It has a population consisting of a single ...