A new study identifying molecules that suppress the heat of chili peppers hints at the possibility of adapting these ...

Throwing a little heat on your meal might be an effective strategy for cutting back on calories, according to a new study led ...

(via SciShow) Are you old enough for your childhood to be filled with the threat of acid rain? Are you now thinking "Wait, why haven't I heard about the threat of acid rain in forever?". Well it's ...

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether ...

Many grooves and dimples on the surface of the brain are unique to humans, but they’re often dismissed as an uninteresting ...

Lightning is a phenomenon that has fascinated humanity since time immemorial, providing a stark example of the power and ...

We’ve all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have sho ...

Cats have a long history with humans, going back more than 9,000 years. Attracted to human settlements by the rodents that plagued (sometimes literally) our ancestors, cats ...

Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, ...

Clambering through the bush on one of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands, suddenly you spy a Komodo dragon in the clearing ahead. Forked tongue flickering; sharp, saw-like teeth glimme ...

Is global warming just part of Earth’s natural cycle? In this episode of Weathered, we break down why that’s not the full story. From ice ages and Milankovitch cycles to th ...

Across the globe, water scarcity is no longer a distant concern—it’s a present and growing crisis.  Today, more than 2.3 billion people live in regions facing water ...