Mount Vesuvius's Volcanic Eruption Turned One Victim's Brain into Glass
It's just one of several horrors that befell victims in Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE.
It's just one of several horrors that befell victims in Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE.
The outbreak started in Wuhan, China, and now five cases have been confirmed in the U.S. Here are the details.
The short answer is: yes, elements have been removed from the periodic table. The longer answer is that what constitutes an 'element' can be complicated.
The venom of the Sydney funnel web spider can kill in as little as 15 minutes. And they might be lurking in Australian residents' shoes or laundry.
The 98.6°F human body temperature may no longer be the standard. Scientists point to a marked decrease in inflammation.
Wollemi pines have lived on Earth for 200 million years. And without quick action from firefighters, the species' last wild population would have been wiped out for good by wildfires in Australia.
Loose batteries—especially 9-volt batteries—can become a fire hazard in the catch-all chaos of a junk drawer.
The idea of cats devouring their dead owners is no urban legend. A new paper documented these savage creatures dining out on human flesh.
Some wolf puppies will retrieve balls for perfect strangers, suggesting that the species may be genetically predisposed toward the adorable behavior.
Bovine vocalization isn't just random bleating. New research suggests that cows can be identified by their individual moos.
A meteorite that landed in Australia in 1969 contains stardust that formed up to 7 billion years ago—making it older than the Earth or the sun.
Read about the life of Carl Sagan, the famed astronomer, author, and TV personality behind 'Cosmos.'
The discovery of 10 bird species and subspecies on three remote islands in Indonesia marks the first time in over a century that so many new birds have been found in such a small area.
Seeing your breath isn't a cold weather phenomenon. It can also be visible when it's as warm as 60°F outside!
3D movies of shrimp were involved, too—all in the name of seeing if cuttlefish use stereopsis like we do.
The 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant led to the evacuation of 100,000 humans. But the animals don't appear to be going anywhere.
TOI 700 d, an exoplanet orbiting a star 100 light-years away, is the first one discovered by NASA's TESS mission with the potential to support life.
From a lake the color of Pepto-Bismol to mysterious rock rings in the Sahara Desert, these strange geological wonders continue to stump scientists.
What's the ideal temperature for serving soup? The one that delivers delicious flavor without destroying your taste buds.
Lava lamp creators are notoriously tight-lipped about their secret ingredients, but DIY lava lamps aren’t impossible.
This facial recognition test is your chance to earn the right to claim that you never forget a face.
In any given year, we publish up to 5000 stories, from short news posts to longform features and everything in between. And yes, our writers and editors definitely have our favorites—here are some of them from 2019.
Between 15 and 20 percent of Americans are consistently late to appointments and meetings. If you're one of them, here are five reasons you might be habitually late—and here’s how you can fix them.
Ringing in the new year with next weekend’s fiery sky show is worth an early-morning wake-up call.