Fireflies' unique body chemistry has led to advances in medical imaging. And scientists are now learning how they communicate ...

Underground fungal networks are crucial to life on Earth. But a new map shows that less than 10% of fungal hotspots are in ...

But a new breakthrough points to lithium as a possible explanation—not only does it occur naturally in the brain, but a ...

Solar power adoption has been rising fast. Amid recent federal efforts to limit clean energy, will it make a dent in our ...

Solar and wind power are almost too cheap for our economy,” says author Bill McKibben, arguing the switch from fossil fuels must happen soon.

Car crashes aren’t very funny. Unless, apparently, it’s a self-driving car. Researchers on public perception of these new vehicles explain why.

A researcher who studies the effects of extreme cold on the body throws a few drops of icy water on the social media trend.

In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant riled up scores of mathematicians with her solution to the “Monty Hall Problem.” But she was ...

As it turns out, rather than mimicking one floral species, the insect instead may embody a “generic or an average type of flower” in order to attract bees and other pollinating insects as prey. What’s ...

Since January, the Trump administration has made sweeping cuts to science and research at federal agencies, slashing funding, laying off workers and terminating grants. A minority staff report from ...

The following is an excerpt from Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. There are many portraits, including Leonardo’s earlier La Belle Ferronnière, in which the subject’s eyes appear to move as the ...