SCIENCE

Body fat is not just something to get rid of. It plays important roles in the human body, from regulating metabolism to storing energy.

New Year’s resolutions have a habit of being broken more than any other goals. This year, arm yourself with the best methods for making your resolutions a reality.

Let’s celebrate another year in the books with a look back at how our knowledge grew over the past 12 months.

Meet the insect with an exoskeleton so dark it absorbs almost all light.

The mammoth iceberg first broke off in 1986. Roughly the size of Rhode Island, A23a is on the move once more.

It’s less than an inch in diameter.

From the color of snow to the shape of rainbows, weather breeds a lot of misconceptions.

Anti-auroras are even less common than the northern lights.

Whether you’re at a hotel on a business trip or crashing at a relative’s house for the holidays, getting quality sleep on the first few nights can be a challenge. Here’s why.

You don’t have to follow science news to be familiar with Thomas Edison or Temple Grandin, who are just two of the many innovative scientists who have experienced disabilities and viewed them as assets.

‘Survival of the fittest’ is Darwin 101. But did you know that Charles Darwin didn’t actually coin that phrase? Let’s explore some common myths and misconceptions about evolution.

The little gourd can shoot its seeds nearly 40 feet via "ballistic dispersal”—but until now, the mechanism behind the plant’s power and proliferation was poorly understood.