Spotlight

In the first decades of the 21st century, a new space race emerged...

In the early 20th century, a scientist proposed the existence...

A glimpse of some of our environmental successes and failures.

What led to the creation of the atomic bomb?

Test your knowledge of garden flowers!

Looking for some peas and quiet in your busy metropolis? Nothing...

How an eclipse tested the theory of general relativity.

Test your knowledge of man’s best friend!

Explore a map showing the locations of current and historical...

Learn more about climate change with this timeline of notable...

How a scientist embraces curiosity and the spirit of exploration.

Use this infographic to discover the major types of pollution...

Humans have long imagined living in space. Now that we actually...

Use this infographic to learn about the process and extent of...

Learn about water on Earth and the dangers of water scarcity.

Meet some of today’s pioneering scientists.

Some contend that animal dissection is necessary to encourage...

Some say genetic modification is a helpful application of technology...

Some support the existence of zoos, claiming the institutions...

Many argue that banning bottled water protects the environment...

The spacecraft of the Apollo program were marvels of technology....

In the wild, animals don’t live and learn. They learn and live....

Deformities in cats caused by genetic conditions might be cute...

How one lunchtime conversation shed doubt on the scientific understanding...

Dogs, cats, horses, and even monkeys provide dedicated assistance...

Naked mole rats are known for their low cancer rates, high pain...

Feral cats in Alaska face unique challenges.

Toy and teacup dogs endure horrible congenital disorders to gratify...

Each year, millions of sharks are “finned” to make soup that...

A recent study focused on dating the remains of H. naledi...

A look at the industry of canned hunting.

Stop and smell the endangered roses.

Ocean acidification, the increase in seawater’s acidity,...

During the 1970s and ’80s, acid rain was one of the most well-known...

Mangroves are much more than just odd tangled trees.

Horseshoe crabs are unusual creatures with unique breeding behaviors...

Discarded “ghost fishing gear” pollutes the oceans and kills...

In February 2017 studies of Earth’s geological and geophysical...

One of the most-prolific botanists of the 19th century was a...

The solstice falls on December 21.

Over the past 100 years or so, the weight of human activities...

Prime numbers are simple to define but have endless complexity.

The British Veterinary Association is urging prospective dog...

“Any fool can destroy trees.”

This bird’s brain will change how you see the common phrase.

How our ideas of gravity have changed from Aristotle to the present...

Bleaching events are devastating to coral reef ecosystems. How...

How can algae kill fish?

In everyday life we use a base-10 counting system, but that is...

For the last 400 years, telescopes have changed our view of the...

Most terrestrial areas of Earth experience some form of drought...

In the early 2000s, breakthroughs enabling the combined use of...

Endangered Species Day is observed on the third Friday of May,...

On Monday, May 9, 2016, the planet Mercury will cross the face...

You know they’re cute, but what else do you know?

The first docking in space happened when Gemini 8 docked with...

In 2005 the state of Florida declared November Manatee Awareness...

Einstein’s theory of general relativity is 100 years old this...

Japan informed the UN in October 2015 that the International...

Short days and long nights lie ahead. And also lots of pumpkin...

From August 11 to 14, 2015, in the Northern Hemisphere the sky...

On March 18, 1965, cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov rocketed beyond Earth...

Albert Einstein’s profound array of achievements has made the...