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Science & Nature

Mind-Blowing Facts That Bring Science to Life

Photograph of person looking out in the evening at the stars and galaxy

Chemistry

Hydrogen in Nature: The Element That Powers Life and Starts

Photograph of dark, fertile soil

Earth

The Amazon's Ancient Recipe for Super Soil

Photograph of a lovely older woman with blue eyes

Human Body

Young Blood, Old Bodies: Can Transfusions Slow Aging?

Image of a Gorilla highlighting the history of evolution

Genetics

This System That Just Made Evolution 100,000 Faster

Full moon glowing in the night sky, symbolizing its role in stabilizing Earth’s tilt and influencing life on the planet.

Earth

Why Earth Needs the Moon

Photo of little boy playing with leaves in the Fall.

Weather

High Pressure, Low Pressure: How Fall Weather Tips Your Mood

Illustration by Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Earth

Earth's Just-Right Atmosphere

Photograph of Venus

Earth

How Earth Escaped a Venus Fate

Image of the sky with clouds and a stream and green landscape below

Earth

Why the Air You Breathe Is Mostly Nitrogen

Waterfall in Hawaii

Animals

The Tiny Fish That Climbs Waterfalls Taller Than Skyscrapers

Fruit fly courtship illustration showing male offering regurgitated food to female as part of mating ritual

INSECTS

Love at First Sight?

Not Really

Different types of maize showing diversity of corn varieties. Scientists found that corn plants communicate through chemical signals to protect against pests.

Nature

When Cornfields Whisper

Earth

More Volcanoes are Underwater Than on Land?

Macro photo of Micronecta scholtzi, the water boatman insect that produces the loudest sound of any insect underwater.

Insects

The Tiny Bug With the World's Loudest Love Song

Photograph of leaf cutter ants carrying leaves

Insects

Why Do Ants Carry Leaves? They're Farmers, Not Snackers

Tiger orange and black stripes that appear camouflaged to prey animals.

Animals

Why Don't Deer Notice Tigers? The Secret of Orange Camoflage

Illustration of a human brain connections to illustrate the concept of thoughts being communicated outside of the brain without speech

Human Behavior

Can Scientists Read Your Thoughts Now?

Illustration of the cryptochrome protein structure showing its light-sensitive components, based on scientific visualization from Wikimedia Commons

Cryptochrome: The Invisible Compass We Might All Have

A bar-tailed godwit in flight during migration

Birds

The Bar-Tailed Godwit: The Bird That Flies for Days, Guided by Nature’s Map

Photograph of a full moon in the evening with trees in the foreground

Solar System

The Sturgeon Moon and a Six-Planet Parade Light Up August Skies

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