In 1925, a teacher deliberately broke a law stating that evolution could not be taught in Tennessee classrooms. His trial ...

With the help of methane-munching-microbes, these translucent sea spiders gobble up a potent greenhouse gas to stay alive.

The dinosaurs of the “Jurassic World” franchise get a bad rap, akin to the shark in “Jaws.” But for 2 minutes in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the movie pauses the stereotype of dino killing machines and ...

A female juvenile orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus). Photo courtesy of James O'Hanlon Orchid mantises—particularly juveniles—seem aptly named. They’re predominantly white with pink or yellow accents ...

Long before we watched Nathan Chen land quadruple jumps on Olympic ice, humans were ice skating simply to get around. Federico Formenti, a physiologist and sport scientist at King’s College London, ...

Ralph Nader, at the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, CT, pictured in front of the car he made infamous, the Chevy Corvair Credit: Photo by John Dankosky It’s hard to imagine a world without ...

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues.

Berry’s Skipper is a rare butterfly species found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida. Its population has declined by almost 80% since 2000. Photo credit: Jeff Glassberg A sweeping new study ...

Since 2014, a virus related to polio has paralyzed hundreds of children. Amid government cuts, what happens if the outbreaks worsen?

Focused-mode thinking is essential for studying math and science. It involves a direct approach to solving problems using rational, sequential, analytical approaches. The focused mode is associated ...

After watching 'The Last Of Us', a mycologist answers your questions about what fungi can really do, and how they shape our lives.

Decades of research shows that expanding highways, despite its promise to reduce congestion, actually increases travel times.