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Bishop said her advantage in coming up with cosmetics was that, unlike male chemists, she actually used them
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Fermat left a lot of theorems lying around. Mathematicians proved them all–except one
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The white-letter hairstreak has come under threat due to an outbreak of Dutch elm disease
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It took a local politician three years to finally capture a video of the elusive ghostly creature
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Singularity Black is not the blackest hue out there, but it is the darkest color currently available to the general public
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The astronomy website Slooh has lifted the paywall on footage from its telescopes
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Napoleon was a Frenchman of his time, which means he was interested in how science could do good–he just took it farther than most
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Just hours after reaching its new home following a daring rescue, the lion gave birth to a healthy cub
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A mutant enzyme allows goldfish and carp to live in low oxygen ponds by turning toxic lactic acid into ethanol
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The 13-million-year-old skull found in Kenya combines early ape and gibbon-like features
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The discovery of two flying squirrel-like fossils suggest mammal diversity began earlier than previously thought
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Though the moon will partially obscure the normally dazzling sight, the shower's peak is still worth a peek
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It's 2000 B.C. and you have a headache. Grab the willow bark
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New data shows that MU69 is less than 20 miles long and may actually be two asteroids orbiting one another
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American pets have been increasingly served up prime cuts of meat, but this food comes at a cost
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The trend of pointing floodlights at churches in Sweden has driven some long-eared bat colonies out of their historic roosts
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The findings revealed that the bias was strongest in more religious countries including the United States, United Arab Emirates and India
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'The Compleat Angler' is much more than an instruction manual on fishing. It's a Walden-like meditation on nature and friendship
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To mark its 40th anniversary, NASA is asking for your help crafting a message
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The ape was raised by an anthropologist who taught him to clean his room, use the toilet and bargain for cheeseburgers
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