Honey Bees Can Get STDs, Too
Bees, like many animals, are polyandrous—meaning females partner with multiple mates. And they might need their own PSAs about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases.
Bees, like many animals, are polyandrous—meaning females partner with multiple mates. And they might need their own PSAs about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases.
We associate left-handedness with intelligence, out-of-the-box thinking, and artistic talent. But are these flattering generalizations backed up by science?
Statistically speaking, if you want to be president, being a middle child is a great first step to get you there.
Have you ever found a frog in your prepackaged salad? If you answered "yes," you’re (unfortunately) not alone.
“Who is the best kung-fu vegetable? Brocco-Lee!” “What’s the best day to cook? Fry-day!” “What state has the smallest drinks? Mini-soda!”
The paleo diet recommends eating low-carb foods like our ancient ancestors if we want to reach optimum health. But it turns out that early humans in the Paleolithic era dined on more than just meat.
Harrison Duran, a dinosaur fanatic since childhood, discovered the partial triceratops skull on a dig in the Badlands of North Dakota.
A new study shows that those puppy-playtime programs colleges host during finals season can actually be effective in just a few minutes.
The radar picked up some rain showers on England’s southern coast. But it was actually billions of flying ants.
A new study shows that we’re less special than we thought: Apes can connect with each other by watching movies just like us.
Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary is a great opportunity to explore the history of Moon landings with Smithsonian.com’s handy map.
When Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the Moon in July of 1969, software was a relatively new development. In fact, the Moon mission was one of the first times this kind of engineering was used in such a fundamental way. History was being wri
No matter where private or government space travel may take us in the future, Neil Armstrong will forever have a place as the first human to ever set foot on solid ground outside of our atmosphere.
Dairy-free ice cream doesn’t always capture the rich, creamy texture and taste we love so much. But this stuff just might.
Jeff Weakley was attacked by a shark in 1994. Now, a tooth embedded in his foot has revealed the shark's species.
While there are plenty of obvious pleasures of smooching, there are also some remarkable health benefits, backed by science.
See the satellite photo that just confirmed the existence of an extremely rare lava lake on a remote island.
A small island volcano that has been dormant since 1924 erupted this week. Astronauts photographed it from the International Space Station.
Scientists usually study male lab rats because they believe that females’ hormonal changes would skew results, but there’s more to the story.
From risk factors to the latest treatments, here's what you need to know about the three types of diabetes (yes, there are three).
Central Park in New York City is home to thousands of Eastern gray squirrels. Last year, a team of 300 volunteers counted them all.
An ambitious experiment left 17,303 'lost' wallets in the hands of people around the world, some with money and some without. The results might surprise you.
The durable little killifish egg can travel along the swan's digestive tract and later hatch, which might explain how some fish wind up in isolated freshwater locations.
For animals, the 18th-century naturalist Carl von Linné introduced the system of binominal nomenclature, where animals have names composed of two parts.