Category Science

It’s that time of year again — a time when socializing can feel like a chore. While we might love to get together during the holidays for parties galore, it…

In 1914, former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt was traveling in Brazil when locals set up a demonstration of sorts. They had barricaded a shoal of piranhas in part of a…

In the mid-1950s, scientist Winston Price identified a virus responsible for the common cold. Price dubbed his discovery the ‘JH virus’ in honor of his employer (Johns Hopkins University), and…

Throughout the last century, the Vikings have been depicted in so many inaccurate ways. They were male-dominated, brutal, homogenous, and, of course, they wore the infamous horned helmet. In reality,…

Fossils have provided scientists with incredible insights into the prehistoric world. This information has mostly been gleaned from analyzing DNA contained in the fossils. A new study shows that fossils…

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon and the only known celestial body other than Earth to have liquids on its surface, has been extensively studied by planetologists. Their analysis suggested that below…

Less than a year after its launch, NASA’s SPHEREx observatory has mapped the sky, painting the entire universe in 102 colors invisible to the human eye. The project has the…

Venture too close to the hydrothermal vents dotted around Yellowstone National Park and you will be met by a powerful stench reminiscent of rotten eggs. These calderas are a (literal)…

Your mind is usually busy — replaying conversations, planning dinner, worrying about tomorrow, narrating the present. But every so often, that activity seems to stop. There’s no thought to follow…

Every cell in an animal’s body carries the same DNA. Yet that single genetic blueprint somehow produces neurons that fire, muscles that contract, and tissues with entirely different jobs. How…