It may take a while to become as famous as Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, or Monument Valley, but the 12,000-acre Chiricahua ...

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

Of all our ancient relatives, the Denisovans might be the most mysterious. While fossils from these archaic hominins were unearthed nearly half a century ago, they were only determined to be a ...

Weather conditions change second by second, which makes it a particularly dynamic subject for photographers. The violent and capricious nature of climate also makes for a fascinating theme for a photo ...

There’s no shortage of ways to unsettle yourself. The classic jump-scare or eerie monster story will do the trick. But pondering the depths of space and the extents of time, or the existential risks ...

Originally, van Gogh’s work was thought to be just an artistic representation of a night sky. But when researchers surfaced a letter written by the painter mentioning Venus, some acknowledged that at ...

Biologists have long debated snake origins. Did they evolve in the sea, underground, or on land, given that today they inhabit all those environments? Now, an exceptionally preserved Cretaceous fossil ...

On October 18, 1963, French feline Félicette became the first “catstronaut” to head to space, landing safely by parachute after a trip of under 20 minutes. In that time, Félicette climbed to an ...

As any mom can tell you, having a baby takes a big toll. Growing an entire new human being inside your body demands a lot of resources, energy, and time and it can lead to dramatic physiological ...

LSD was a relative latecomer to long-established traditions of humans consuming hallucinogenic substances. But in a linguistic sense, it was the first psychedelic. In 1956, British psychiatrist ...

In 1629, the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia set sail for Java in the East Indies, but never made it to its final destination. Instead, it ran aground on the Abrolhos Islands, a chain of small ...

Remember the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic? Without having a solid handle on how the virus spread, we were left to quarantine our mail, wipe down any packages with disinfectant, and wash our ...