This Liquid Metal Could Transform Soft Electronics
Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity. Researchers are exploring a range of applications that harness gallium's unusual properties
Why Humans Sleep Less Than Their Primate Relatives
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently—and in a crowd
The Surprisingly Long History of 'Choose-Your-Own-Adventure' Stories
From the 'I Ching' to an upcoming Netflix rom-com, interactive fiction dares us to decide what happens next
Scars on Snails Offer a 100,000-Year Record of Crab Populations
A surprisingly simple technique for studying marks on shells shows how California’s crab population has changed over millennia
Want to Work Out Like Walt Whitman or Henry VIII? Try These Historic Fitness Regimens
Travel through time by lifting like passengers on the Titanic or swimming like the sixth U.S. president
Digging Up the History of the Nuclear Fallout Shelter
For 75 years, images of bunker life have reflected the shifting optimism, anxieties and cynicism of the Atomic Age
Should Traditional Vaccines Be Used in the Global Fight Against Covid?
Researcher Maria Elena Bottazzi says such vaccines may be key to protecting individuals in middle- and low-income countries
Researchers Develop a 'Bear-Dar' That Warns Humans of Approaching Polar Bears
The artificial intelligence-powered radar system is needed as climate change brings the animals closer to towns
This Pandemic Mapping Project Shows How Covid-19 Transformed Our Worlds
Hundreds of homemade maps reveal how people from around the globe found their ways through crisis
Why Amazing Discoveries About Bear Hibernation May Help Improve Human Health
The creatures' annual protracted snoozes have much to tell us about the biology of mammals, ourselves included
The Ancient Origins of the Easter Bunny
A scholar traces the folk figure's history from the Neolithic era to today
Could High-Flying Kites Power Your Home?
Nearly a dozen companies are betting on computer-controlled, airborne wind energy to electrify the future
'Is It Cake?' Builds on a Lengthy Tradition of Visual Deception
The ‘fool the eye’ desserts hearken back to paintings from a period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation
The Black WWII Soldiers Who Spirited Supplies to the Allied Front Line
The Red Ball Express' truck drivers and cargo loaders moved more than 400,000 tons of ammo, gas, medicine and rations between August and November 1944
The Quest to Find the World's Largest Bee
The rediscovery of Wallace’s giant bee uncovers disheartening truths about the tenuous fate of hidden insect species
A Century Before Wordle Went Viral, Crossword Mania Swept the Country
In the 1920s, puzzling inspired a Broadway musical, built a publishing house and counted the queen of England as a fan
Five Women Inventors You Didn't Learn About in History Class
These innovators pioneered word processing, launched Americans into space and more
Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab
Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally 'farmed' from an insect. But researchers are moving to engineer it in microbes
Inside the Hoopa Valley Tribe's Quest to Understand a Rare Carnivore
The tribe maintains some of the most detailed documentation of fishers in North America
Meet the Black Women Judges Who Paved the Way for Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jane Bolin, Constance Baker Motley and Julia Cooper Mack laid the groundwork for the Supreme Court nominee
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