Category: Science

The Roman-era Lycurgus Cup has a color-changing effect depending on the light source. (Image credit: Lucas, ancientartpodcast.org via Flickr / CC BY 2.0) QUICK FACTS

For decades, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have used the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” or DSM , to diagnose patients with

Technicians prepare to transfer the #2 RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engine (front) to the work stand with the #3 engine (back) for integration

In space, nobody can hear you scream — or meow, for that matter. This was as true for Félicette — the stray Parisian tuxedo cat

Each year, Earth’s Northern and Southern hemispheres cycle through four seasons, including summer. Given that the hemispheres are symmetric about the equator, you may think

A lunar eclipse is visible over southern Louisiana. The lunar eclipse was visible throughout much of North and South America and part of Europe and

The mysterious force that cleared the cosmic fog at the dawn of the universe may not be what we thought, a new study suggests. The

Archaeologists have discovered a ghostly human-shaped artifact at a fifth-century burial mound in Japan. The clay figurine’s appearance suggests it represents a female shaman who

The iconic nature documentary “Blue Planet” is set to return with a splash this weekend as Sir David Attenborough narrates the third installment of the

Most deception in nature happens without much awareness from the creature involved. From a moth that has evolved to look like a hornet to orchid

Most trickery in nature happens without a shred of awareness behind it. An orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) doesn’t know it looks like a flower, and

You may have heard that sharks are older than trees. And yes, sharks are truly ancient, with an evolutionary lineage dating back hundreds of millions

Nearly 30% of U.S. adults have lied to doctors in an effort to obtain antibiotics, either by exaggerating their actual symptoms or by fabricating symptoms

On the last day of an ecology field trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a biology undergraduate student discovered more than she expected. While searching for