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The Deadly Cunning of the Black Widow’s Color Scheme
Why did the spider evolve to have that crimson hourglass on its back?
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If neuroscientists are right, you’ll soon be able to sharpen your focus and boost your memory by recharging your brain—with electricity
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Can Proteins From Living Cells Solve Problems That Vex Supercomputers?
When nature knows best
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Every City Has a Unique Microbial “Fingerprint”
From architecture to microbes, every city is different
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Your Body Could One Day Be a Computer Display
Forget screen time—a new technology is all about skin time
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Scientists Catalog Creatures in Every Corner of Los Angeles
In a huge citizen science project, scientists are turning to an urban environment to seek out biodiversity
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Scientists Discovered Exoplanets More Than 70 Years Earlier Than Thought
A 1917 glass plate discovered in an observatory archive records the first evidence of exoplanets
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Watch a Massive Swarm of Crabs Scuttling Along The Ocean Floor
Marine biologists say this behavior has never been seen before
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Machine Learning May Help Determine When the Old Testament Was Written
Using computer algorithms to analyze handwriting, researchers discover citizens of ancient Judah were much more literate than previously thought
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Can Great Apes Be Vaccinated Against Ebola and Other Diseases?
Vaccinations could be the best defense against devastating population drops
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After Decades of Decline, Tiger Populations Could Be on the Rise
Though the latest numbers seem hopeful, the majestic creatures are not out of the woods yet
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Radioactive Isotopes in The Oceans May Be Remnants of Ancient Supernovae
Cosmic dust may have altered life on Earth as we know it
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Three Things to Know About the Newly-Discovered State of Matter
There’s more to matter than just solids, liquids and gases
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Archaeologists Spy New Viking Settlement From Space
Space archaeologists think they may have found a second Viking colony in the Americas
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Museum Programs Affect Teens for a Lifetime
A first-of-its-kind study shows that the effects of arts programs can last well into adulthood
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3,400-Year-Old Necropolis Hints at Ancient Egyptian Life
Dozens of tombs and a temple were uncovered in an ancient quarry
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NASA Scientists Are Trying to Make Medicine Onboard the ISS
Scientists are sending fungi to the space station to see what pharmaceuticals astronauts can brew
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Future Moon Bases Might Be Built in Underground Lava Tubes
Caverns carved out by ancient lava could shelter astronauts from the hazards of moon life
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Ancient Volcanoes May Have Shifted the Moon’s Poles
Ice deposits point to the moon’s old poles
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Metallic Ink Discovered in Ancient Scrolls Buried by Mount Vesuvius
New discovery may help researchers read ancient scrolls
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