Why do we knock on wood? Explore 7 strange superstitions and the psychology behind why we believe them, from black cats to ...

These days, we would call them proprietary blends. But in the late 1500s and early 1600s, individual alchemists called the ...

A stronomers using the JWST have traced the source of a long-duration gamma-ray burst back to a supernova that exploded ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Though there were setbacks on climate change and funding for science this year, there was still plenty of amazing discoveries ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Convergent evolution essentially happens when animals and plants have to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches ...

A strange, new species of ribbon worm, Pararosa vigarae, stretches its body like an accordion, capable of shrinking to ...

Strange New Worlds Season 3 is now available digitally with over 3 hours of special features, including deleted scenes, gag ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...

Dr. Julie Horvath is the head of the Genomics & Microbiology Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences ...