Category: Science

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and motivation. (Image credit: Benjamin Kay)

Here are a dozen strange and interesting tales from the medical literature.

Our sun is huge, at least compared to Earth and the other planets. So is it really a dwarf?

Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.

We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool

Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made

Based on our “Diagnostic Dilemma” series, this quiz tests your medical know-how.

From Orion and Taurus to Auriga and Perseus, here are 10 easy sets of stars to find in the Northern Hemisphere’s winter night sky.

The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and erupted in December 2025.

A large fish-eating dinosaur died beside a river 125 million years ago in Cretaceous Thailand. Now, the remains of this ancient predator are helping researchers

Scientists adapted a method that can produce double the amount of hydrogen when splitting water molecules with electricity.

Cuts to scientific research focused disproportionately on research around diversity equity and inclusion. Some researchers say we’re just beginning to understand the impact.

A new computational model suggests that Uranus’ and Neptune’s cores may be less icy than their “ice giant” nickname suggests.

Household waste increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Years. Rules vary by municipality on what you can recycle and what needs to go into