A new fossil find in Arizona’s Grand Canyon reveals soft-bodied creatures over 500 million years old, including a toothy worm species, offering a rare glimpse into Cambrian life in oxygen-rich seas.

I recently read a wonderful book by Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz evolutionary biologist Susanne Foitzik and science journalist, and biophysicist Olaf Fritsche aptly titled Empire of Ants: The ...

Below, Judd Kessler shares five key insights from his new book, Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want. Economists think about the world as a bunch of markets. In ...

Fast-paced, very-online life is spinning out whole new ways to talk about feelings—and new feelings, too. Have you ever felt “velvetmist”? It’s a “complex and subtle emotion that elicits feelings of ...

A stunning discovery beneath Antarctic ice reveals a hidden lake brimming with life, thriving in total darkness and extreme conditions. Scientists have uncovered microbes that survive without sunlight ...

The North Carolina coast is spectacular! When you purchase a North Carolina Coastal Federation license plate, you help keep our coast healthy and beautiful, and you support the independent, nonprofit, ...

Dark matter shapes the universe, yet its internal behavior remains largely unknown. A new study introduces a powerful computational tool that allows researchers to explore how self-interacting dark ...