Spiking solar activity could mean more chances to see the awesome aurora borealis
The amazing microsleep strategy may be an adaptation to group living and lurking predators in a harsh Antarctic environment
As conflagrations become more difficult to contain, a citizen movement to try to manage them through “prescribed burns” is growing
The extremely valuable fish likely spawn in a patch of the Atlantic Ocean called the Slope Sea
On Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a rare animal is thriving—for now
Curators and staffers satisfied their endless curiosity with novels, short stories, biographies, art collections and journalistic reporting
Bordeaux. Napa Valley. Missouri? This vintner wants to put this once-booming wine region back on the map
The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries
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From coding to building to circuitry, these educational activities support basic skills to serve children in science, engineering and beyond
Solar energy can alter the Earth’s magnetic field and likely lead the animals astray
With around 58,000 human deaths from snakebites each year in the country, a lot more must be done to save lives
A Danish graphic designer has pieced together historic photos and maps to create an interactive digital diorama of the fateful moments
The drugs have been shown to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms and make individuals more flexible in their thinking
The sample of the space rock Bennu that OSIRIS-REx collected could unlock an ancient existential mystery
In that age, the continent was attached to Antarctica, but migrating animals still traveled to the polar region for sustenance
Newly declassified documents from the Pacific theater have been digitized and could improve climate models
Originally built as barriers between fields and farms, the region’s abandoned farmstead walls have since become the binding threads of its cultural fabric
Nurseries built from bundles of tree branches may help conserve the freshwater fish in the age of climate change
In French Polynesia, the art of rahui puts everyone in charge of protecting the sea