The ecosystem has evolved in isolation from other land masses. This might explain why the majority Australian animals don’t exist anywhere else. ...read more

This aviator with “The Right Stuff” set records in the air and helped pave the way for NASA’s successes. ...read more

There’s a mini second genome inside your cells, but no one could figure out how to edit it — until now. ...read more

You’re awake, but you can’t move. And what’s that shadow moving toward you? Sleep paralysis is a perplexing disorder, but sleep scientists have made some headway toward understanding its causes and how to stop it. ...read more

The pandemic has upended childhoods around the world. Here’s what parents and caregivers can do to ease anxiety and stress among kids. ...read more

By playing citizen science games like Phylo, Colony B and Borderlands Science, people can join scientific research projects by completing simple activities in their free time. ...read more

New research suggests that a group of volcanoes in Alaska might be all related to a single large caldera, but this doesn't mean we have a new Yellowstone. ...read more

Odd detections at the South Pole have so far defied explanation, inviting theories beyond conventional physics. ...read more

Most people eat very little offal, if any at all. Could going the whole hog reduce the environmental footprint associated with meat consumption? It depends. ...read more

Scientists reassemble a frog’s living cells into robotic devices — with no electronics required. ...read more