A research fellow at the University of Melbourne has found a sneaky way to convert math haters to math lovers. He turns complex geometries into art
An app allows boat travelers to track declining levels of phytoplankton, a microscopic organism at the base of the marine food chain
A study of fossils of prehistoric birds suggests two sets of wings—one set on the creature's hind legs—helped avians stay aloft
As you celebrate today's holiday, here's a history of notable moments in the irrational number's past
Insect keeper Dan Babbitt of the Natural History Museum explains what makes spiders so cool
When an algorithm-driven light show took over the Bay Bridge last week, it was the latest example of how much technology is transforming how cities look.
Measuring how coral fluorescence changes may serve as an early indicator of the declining health of a reef
A look at the space shuttle toilet and "the deepest, darkest secret about space flight"
An intriguing study involving puppet shows suggests that infants dislike those who are different from themselves
Zookeepers show that it is possible to teach an old otter new tricks
Neanderthal brains had more capacity devoted to vision and body control, with less left over for social interactions and complex cognition
The spectacular aurora borealis is inspiring artists to create light installations, musical compositions, food and fashion
Your publicly available "likes" can tell others a lot you wouldn't expect—including your political views, sexual orientation and religion
The smog-filled valley recently hosted NASA planes that tested air quality to help calibrate future satellite efforts to measure air pollution
More and more scientific research is showing that sleep is more important to our state of mind--and body--than we ever could have imagined
A new exhibit at the National Archives highlights an interesting decade—one that gave rise to the environmental movement and some awkward fashion
Deep channels, buried under lava but now mapped with satellite data, give hints to the planet's violent, wet and recent past
The drug, naturally present in coffee and citrus plant nectars, is shown to improve honeybees' long-term memory
From a caterpillar to the Milky Way, the ten finalists in the contest's Natural World category capture the peculiar, the remarkable and the sublime
Research shows that cities can cut emissions by 70 percent; check out the ones striving their hardest to curb their carbon appetites
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