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Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.

Barbara J. King on animal emotions, anthropomorphism, and the future of the planet.

The cosmic story of us wasn’t inevitable, but the culmination of many chance events. By the time our planet was four billion years old, the rise of large plants and animals […]

What do we see from watching birds move across the country?

In science, breakthroughs don’t always begin with a ‘eureka’ moment. Sometimes, the true story is absolutely unbelievable. When it comes to our Universe’s origin story, many competing ideas once thrived. […]

They may be using an “air bridge” to do so.

Feathery dinosaurs are the perfect case study of how scientific revolutions happen.

Consciousness expert Michael Graziano on what, if anything, makes us uniquely human.

Is beauty always a proxy for genetic health and fitness? Charles Darwin didn’t think so.

Two new studies say yes. Unfortunately, each claims a different time.

The lives behind a few key inventors.

The first in a three-part series on the history of research on the origin of life.

The downsides of drug abuse are so clear that one would imagine smarter folks would stay away from them. The research suggests otherwise.

“In so far as bodily movements build the brain, every movement a human makes matters.”

The age-old question, finally answered. Kind of.

The design ethicist did not hold back his concerns when talking to political leaders.

Microplastics are everywhere in the ocean food chain. A new study suggests they might have another route into terrestrial animals.

“Earth” features about 30 of the biggest names in entertainment.

China has for years been using robotic doves—drones that look and fly like real birds—to surveil the skies over its provinces, marking one of the most peculiar parts of the nation’s widespread civilian surveillance program.

The Megachile pluto is about four times the size of a honeybee.

Does believing in true love make people act like jerks?

Think you’ve seen sand? You haven’t seen sand.

Here are 7 often-overlooked World Heritage Sites, each with its own history.

How you feel influences what you watch, and vice-versa.

Technology that enables telemedicine is set to change the medical field for patients, doctors, and investors.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares the books that shaped his life.

Hi-tech imaging again reveals a hidden chapter of human history.

The person whose phone was affected would have been given no indication that others were eavesdropping.

The ICARUS Initiative aims to track migratory animals from space using special transmitters and antennae. The data retrieved from the project will help us conserve biodiversity but has the potential to promote human well-being and prosperity, too.

The Galapagos Islands are among the most fascinating places on Earth. Their uniqueness has inspired science to make many important discoveries there.