Say what you will about Instagram, but the social media platform has undeniably contributed to the furthering of scientific ...

Dwarf reedsnakes of the genus Pseudorabdion, found in Southeast Asia, have a rather clever way of fleeing from trouble: They turn cartwheels until they’re safe from danger. See for yourself: Now, ...

As far as obesity measures go, body mass index leaves a lot to be desired. It’s ridiculously simplistic, taking into account just two measurements: height and weight. It also doesn’t account for ...

Replacing 10% of your intake of ultra-processed foods with minimally processed foods is linked with 2% lower incidence of bowel cancer, according to our new analysis of data from more than 460,000 U.S ...

Just a few years ago, the leaders of major AI companies undertook a rather bizarre public relations strategy to promote their new products—they promised (threatened?) that they’d wipe out entire ...

Deep-sea research expeditions are always a good reminder of how little we know about the underwater realm. Case in point: A recent exploration of the Mar del Plata Canyon off the coast of Argentina ...

The bouba/kiki effect is one of the odder psychological phenomena. For some reason, when presented with two random shapes (one angular and another rounded), and two nonsense words (“kiki” and “bouba”) ...

Along the way, though, they got a whole new look at previously recorded species as well. Case in point: An ROV cruising about 1,259 meters below the sea surface secured footage of a black swallower ...

Around 5,250 BCE a series of volcanic activity rocked Japan’s southernmost island, Kyushu. Known as the Kikai-Akahoya eruption, the blast was enormous, notching a seven on the Volcanic Explosivity ...

Day to day, most of us don’t give much thought to the fundamental fact of physics that light is traveling across the universe at nearly 671 million miles per hour. But a new simulator asks a fun ...

When baby needs watching and mom and dad get busy, the blue light of a glowing rectangle often beckons. Instead of playing another round of peek-a-boo while dinner burns, they may turn to a phone, ...

England may have a reputation for bleak weather, but the Isle of Wight is closer to dreamy than dreary. The small, diamond-shaped island off the southern coast has sun-drenched beaches and ...