It wasn't until the 1850's that the word was accepted by scientists. Today, we use the word all the time. We just credit the wrong guy for its invention
This planet, six times bigger than Jupiter, is sailing through space just 80 light-years away
A startup has developed a custom-fit tool that can brush the entire surface of your teeth all at once
After killing lower-level females' pups, ruthless dominant meerkats force the childless moms to nanny the alpha's brood--those that resist are exiled
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
The same genes that dictate whether or not you can accept an organ transplant may guide your choice in a romantic partner
Tony Fadell's startup unveils the Protect, a smoke detector far less annoying than others on the market
French designer Xavier Barral pored over 30,000 images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera, selecting the most appealing for his book
Sloppy journalism and a early obituary may have prompted Nobel to try to rewrite his legacy
Starting in just 30 years, the coldest year will still be hotter than any year in the past 150 years
Persistently abnormal weather will arrive at different areas at different times, hitting the tropics soonest
Cultural factors like selective abortions de not explain the trend, rather it seems evolutionary biology does
Previously, most researchers assumed that the people behind these mysterious artworks must have been men, but they were wrong
Some companies are profiting off of mugshots - posting them on the internet for sale
The federal government shutdown has affected astronomy, paleontology fieldwork and research into animal behavior at the Smithsonian
Cockroaches from the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side and nearby Roosevelt Island all have a distinctly different genetic makeup from one another
How is our money made? It's an often answered question, but here is LeVar Burton, of Reading Rainbow fame, answering it
There are a lot of things that are wrong yet feel so right. Cheating, for some people, is one of them. And researchers are trying to figure out why
Males with the largest testes, most fit sperm and longest endurance in the sack tended sired more offspring with promiscuous females
A Dutch designer has come up with a smartphone design that allows every essential function to be easily upgradeable
Jane Perkins creates works of art using small plastic objects, most of which she recovered from junk shops, garage sales or friends
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