SCIENCE

Why do we even have them? Let's get to the root of the issue.

Is that slightly menacing, buzzing insect a wasp? Hornet? Yellowjacket? Maybe all of the above.

The research sheds new light on just how badly microplastic pollution is affecting nature's biggest living creatures.

Climate fiction (cli-fi) movies run the gamut from deliciously cheesy to heartbreaking. But are these films actually offering a glimpse of our future?

Four good dogs were asked to detect the sweat of people stressed out over a tough math problem. The result? Pups know when you're having a bad day.

In order to assign a numeric category value to a hurricane, meteorologists look to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

What was Kleenex originally used for? The product’s fascinating history has ties to Kotex and World War I.

Mental Floss and Cheribundi have teamed up to share these six simple tips—all backed by science—for increasing and improving your rest.

While there's a common answer to the number of bones contained within the human body, it's not exactly accurate.

Though Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on 'Star Trek,' she also played a key role in the formation of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and inspired generations of STEM leaders.

Seventy-three years after his body was discovered under strange circumstances, DNA researchers claim to know the identity of Australia's Somerton Man.

Few volcanoes had had such a dramatic and devastating impact on the world as Indonesia's Mount Tambora.