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Hawaiian scientists discover a carnivorous caterpillar that decorates its shell with the body parts of dead insects ...
Math, citizen science and the scientific method are all tools researchers use to investigate evidence of unidentified ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...
However, observations by Dr. Surbeck and his team, and those of other researchers, challenge the harmonious stereotyping of ...
The indigenous people of South America engage in ayahuasca rituals to this day. This discovery is proof of just how far back ...
3️⃣ ‘60 Minutes’: Executive producer Bill Owens resigned, citing a loss of independence in the wake of President Donald Trump ...
In Canada, researchers were inspired by the Blackfoot story of the Human Spiderweb to create a collective practice for 300 ...
Spearfishing, a traditional practice deeply rooted in Hawaiian culture, does more than provide food; it plays an important ...
Earlier this month, a company focused on conservation, Colossal Biosciences, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf.
This story is part of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall. Have something you’ve ...
Here’s the astonishing truth about these conscious cells, and why they’re the next great leap in science. Scientists aren’t just exploring consciousness in our bodies—they’re also ...
We have the dire wolf again. Thanks to the heroic work of Colossal Biosciences, the canine species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago has been revived in a stunning act of so-called de ...