Sonic engineer Trevor Cox is on a mission to find the planet's most interesting sounds
Readers capture the spirit of Paris in beautiful photos submitted to our annual photo contest
A researcher says a certain strain of gut bacteria can enhance brain power—but some critics aren't sold
From writing haunts to favorite bars, follow the ex-pat author's steps through Paris
A new device claims to give cues when a person enters REM sleep
Chef Cathal Armstrong talks to us about his debut cookbook and offers up recipes that show Ireland's evolving cuisine
It wasn't just people, animals and trees that were affected by radiation exposure at Chernobyl, but also the decomposers: insects, microbes, and fungi
A new interactive map tells you exactly how far you live from a nuclear reactor
The vaunted big data project falls victim to periodic tweaks in Google's own search algorithms
Lactose tolerance spread throughout Africa along human pastoral migration routes, say scientists
Two San Francisco designers find inspiration in a surprising place and learn that sometimes form follows fast food
This collection of early 20th-century fashion plates reveal how women used their wardrobe for empowerment
Conservationists are looking to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for help in keeping an eye on endangered species
Languages spoken in North America and Siberia are distantly related. What does that tell us about the first Americans?
In London's old, abandoned bomb shelters, a local food movement is taking root
The winners of this year's Intel Science Talent Search take on flu vaccines, stem cells and tools for diagnosing cancer
A number of interplanetary destinations could harbor extraterrestrial life—finding it could be just a space mission away
Smithsonian astrophysicist Jeremy Drake explains how the question changed from "if" life will be found elsewhere to "when" and "where"
Illustrator David Aguilar melds art and science to imagine how alien creatures might adapt to their environments
From the world's biggest telescopes to isolated islands, here are some of the best places to explore the cosmos
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