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Emerging research indicates that low doses of the active chemical psilocybin, found in the fungi, can have positive psychiatric effects
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A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
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Since the last World Oceans Day, we've documented trash in the deep sea, sea snails with acid-weakened shells, high ocean temperatures and more
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On World Oceans Day, scientist Nancy Knowlton reflects on the health of our seas
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From her salon in Maryland, Camille Reed sees more black women embracing natural hair
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Designer and cartographer Kate McLean charts the sweet scents and pungent odors that fill a city's olfactory landscape
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Meant to call attention to ongoing genocide and atrocity, the artistic protest will include a bone-laying ceremony, workshops and advocacy on Capitol Hill
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From micro apartments in New York City to the slums of Mumbai, these are the issues currently obsessing designers around the world
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A 2008 donation to the National Museum of American History of the glamorous star's enormous scrapbooks are filled with mementos of her career
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Comparing the body language of baby chimps, bonobos and humans suggests that gesticulation came first in the evolution of speaking
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The classic dish can be found in red-and-white tablecloth spots across the United States, but there's a fascinating history behind where it got its start
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Developing bird embryos do have penis precursors, it turns out, but a genetic signal causes the penis cells to die off during gestation
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This weekend, solve a 1920s Shanghai mystery, learn to make crafts from the experts and discover Central America's past through its ceramics
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A 120,000-year-old rib bone, originally found in Croatia, shows that tumors aren't always caused by exposure to pollution
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The inflatable structure, which would have served as a temporary space for lectures and events, will not go forward due to cost concerns
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In the 1950s progressive composers broke from the 5 line music staff to experiment with new, more expressive forms of graphic music notation
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The outsider architect-artist has finally wooed the establishment, winning the Copper-Hewitt's Lifetime Achievement Award, but he's still mixing things up
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A new device can read your brain patterns to steer a toy helicopter—the mere thought of clenching your right fist veers the chopper right
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A 1920s French tennis star put the little reptilian logo onto a white polo shirt
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No, it's not about learning to live underground for 17 years. It's all about the noise.
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