Category Science

Cat owners know the quirks of feline housemates all too well. Committing to a cat means watching firsthand some behaviors that at first glance seem repulsive or just plain odd.…

Listening to music is a regular part of many people’s day, but what music you find yourself gravitating towards may have more to do with your age than you think.…

Talk about fast foods. A new study suggests that a few days of consuming high-fat foods, like cheeseburgers and fries, could mess with your memory. Reported in Neuron, the results…

A theoretical mission to avert an asteroid heading straight for Earth is fraught with enough risk to write a Michael Bay film. Rather than the thrills of Armageddon, like a…

There weren’t many witnesses to the birth of an island in southeastern Alaska. The nearest human settlement is 60 miles away, and the new landmass is nestled in a remote…

In a big universe with vanishingly few signs of life, the TRAPPIST-1 system is rich with possibilities. The system is home to seven rocky planets, all of which are earth-sized…

Key Takeaways on the Aztec Empire The Aztec Empire was one of the largest cities in the world toward the end of 1519 and was located where Mexico City is…

Key Takeaways About Uranus’s Moons: Uranus has 29 moons orbiting it. The first two moons Herschel spotted in 1787 were Oberon and Titania, and they are Uranus’s largest moons. There…

For more than 20 years, advertisements for an auto insurance company have featured an offended caveman who takes issue with the company’s tagline that enrolling is so easy that even…

The coral that makes up the Great Barrier Reef has experienced the greatest decline in recorded history. According to yearly surveys that track the state of coral, the reef has…