Watch bizarre video of termites trapped in 'death spiral'
Footage shows termites trapped inside a fungus in a death spiral, where they march until they die from exhaustion.
By Jeffrey McKinnon published
In this extract from Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History, Jeffrey McKinnon examines the changes taking place in Lake Baikal as temperatures rise in this vast and otherworldly ecosystem.
By Brandon Specktor published
The Spring equinox (March 19, 2024) signals the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, and a rare moment of "equal night" across the world.
By Robert Lea published
The ancient obect Gz9p3, which appeared as a single point of light through the Hubble Space Telescope, is actually one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Wim Hof, known as "The Iceman," purports a combination of breathing exercises and cold exposure has many health benefits. But a new review of studies finds there's limited evidence.
By Kelly Carroll published
A study followed participants for about eight years and found an increased risk of death in those who practiced intermittent fasting. But more data is needed.
By Orla Loughran Hayes published
Deal The Samsung Galaxy Buds2 are one of our favorite all-time running headphones thanks to qualities like their comfort. They’re also now selling with $43.28 off at Walmart.
By Rohini Subrahmanyam published
Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers.
By Sascha Pare published
A study conducted on two snake farms has found that breeding pythons for meat is more energy and resource-efficient than current livestock production, offering a viable protein alternative.
By Ashley Hamer published
Babies usually rub their eyes when they're tired, but why?
By Erin Macdonald last updated
Oppenheimer cleaned up at the Oscars this year, so what better time to look back at the best biopics based on history's most influential scientists?
By Alina Bradford, Mindy Weisberger, Nicoletta Lanese last updated
Deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning are easy to mix up. Learn what the difference is and see examples of each type of scientific reasoning.
By Harry Baker published
A U.S. computer storage company has calculated the irrational number pi to 105 trillion digits, breaking the previous world record. The calculations took 75 days to complete and used up 1 million gigabytes of data.
By Jake Green last updated
Get the reaction you're looking for with the best chemistry sets for kids and adults.
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists built an app that let them control a robot using hand gestures while wearing the Apple Vision Pro VR headset.
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Cerebras' Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3) chip contains four trillion transistors and will power the 8-exaFLOP Condor Galaxy 3 supercomputer one day.