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The disease is not typically dangerous, but in children and vulnerable people, it can damage various parts of the body.
These moths are some of the most amazing creatures you'll see.
This picture encapsulates the beauty of a geologic fault -- it's like someone took it from a textbook and slammed it into real life.
In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed of the first script for his native Vai language. Today linguistic anthropologists are digging into the script’s evolution—and what the changes over the past two centuries reveal about human cognition and society.
English speakers may find Mandarin, Arabic, and Japanese up to four times harder to master than Spanish or French.
It's been 50 years since one of the most unethical studies in the history of science was exposed to the public.
Back in the 1830s, one bird’s nonchalant attitude won it the affection of the US Mint.
Sometimes, you just need an icebreaker and some classical music to make your day better.
Paris is emphasizing sustainability and fighting the myth that you need meat for athletic performance.
The artifacts tell us a lot about life in medieval times in the area.
Forget open water sharks. Some of the most interesting sharks on Earth live near the ocean's floor.
How many of these do you know?
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the first person to realise the abundance of hydrogen in the stars and the universe at large. She would overcome the adversity that faces women in academia to blaze a trail through physics and become one of the most important figures in the history of astrophysics.
Meet the brilliant mathematician who gave us the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Celebrating the memory of the world's first and only astrocat.
These are some sharks that won't force you to get a bigger boat.
It's one of the most spectacular types of rock out there.
These dinosaurs were built like a tank.
Archaeologists have finally proven that Romans used black henbane. But how did they use it?
The cognitive gap between generations is narrowing.
Intelligence, a blend of genetics and environment, centers on problem-solving abilities and is best enhanced through learning and formal education.
A brief explainer of how plants deal with CO2.
They're more like cousins than siblings.
These were the actual Jurassic Park raptors.
Exploring a less-known Cretaceous grazer.
Explore these fun facts about cicadas, from their unique life cycles to their critical role in ecosystems.
The "global elite" wants everyone to "eat bugs". Or something. Anyway, ban it.
Life on the fast lane a couple hundred million years ago.
Cicadas have a very unusual lifestyle but it's an efficient strategy.
Rice is a staple crop for billions of people on Earth. Soon, it may get even better.
Cicadas are nature's loudspeakers. Here's why and how they make such a racket.
RUN, GALLIMIMUS, RUN!
All dinosaurs were strange. These are some of the strangest. The ones we found, at least...
Three horned facts for the Three Horned Face.
What if I told you you can prove a statement without revealing anything about that statement itself?
- It's a bird! - It's a plane! - No... it's Archaeopteryx!
Ski season is shortening with every passing year, and most ski resorts around the world now rely on artificial snow to stay in business.
You've seen it on rooftops everywhere, but where does slate come from?
Turns out, animals dream a lot like us: about everyday life.
Stegosaurus' cool smaller cousin with a tail-long thagomizer and a side spike.
These dolphin-like marine reptiles appeared millions of years before dinosaurs.
Tricerotops often takes the spotlight. But its less famous cousin was no pushover.
Have you ever seen a geode?
Silicate minerals dominate the Earth's crust -- but nonsilicate minerals play a key role as well.
They are the chaotic "bad boys" of geology, and their formation is as interesting as it gets.
Deinocheirus's massive arms puzzled scientists for decades until recent discoveries revealed it as one of the most bizarre and gigantic dinosaurs ever found.
The Mosasaurus was a giant marine reptile, which dominated ancient oceans with its fearsome jaws and massive body.
Crystals are lifeless masses that don't have any 'energetic' properties. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't own some if you like them.
Each mineral has its own unique set of properties.
A herbivorous raptor-like dinosaur with humongous claws? I'm hooked!
