The observed cases of luminescence in earthworms, mole crickets, and other cold-blooded animals not normally luminous, are probably to be attributed to a similar infection with luminous bacteria ...

“The Quantum Observer,” by Anil Ananthaswamy [July/August], notes that outcomes in quantum mechanics depend on observations and asks whether the observer must be a human being. It seems very ...

From morphing beluga noggins to birds that practice singing in their sleep, science produced plenty of adorable findings this ...

Life on our planet has experienced many mass extinctions over its 4.5 billion years. Scientists see evidence for at least five major episodes that eradicated creatures great and small. And many ...

A new combo of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is driving more bat-borne viruses to afflict us ...

“The most puzzling aspect of the recent discovery of a new kind of subnuclear particle at two high-energy-­physics laboratories is the particle’s extra­ordinarily long lifetime of 10 –20 ...

Things have been tumultuous lately on Earth. Donald Trump will soon be sworn in as U.S. president, wars are raging, and ecosystems are at risk of collapsing. Many aspects of life feel unpredictable.

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Still, some research on the vagus nerve is intriguing enough—and promising enough—to draw serious scientific attention ... pressed against the neck, was American neurologist James Leonard ...

But at Sim Lim Square, Nanyang Spice serves laksa with earthworms in it. Diners do not see slimy, juicy invertebrates in their bowl but the dried version of it that is commonly known as dilong in ...