Every two weeks, on the full and new moons, the sun, moon and Earth fall along a nearly straight line. The combination of gravitational forces in this...
In the 1970s, researchers unearthing an ancient synagogue at Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea, discovered the structures Holy Arkthe container in which ear...
Its easy to see that some plants change from day to nightflowers open and close, and even turn to face the sun. In 1880 Darwin noted that the leaves a...
As you've probably experienced firsthand, some mosquito species have a real taste for warm, human blood. So much so that if you raise them on it the l...
Volunteers in scientific studies sometimes get compensated. The payment can be cash, a gift card or something almost worthless: Its amazing what peopl...
Many people remember the colors of the rainbow by the acronym ROY G. BIV. For red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Well, the color ind...
[Songbird and traffic noise] It's hard to be a bird in our human-dominated world. You can barely hear yourself sing, let along hear the songs of your ...
Only about 23 percent of the worlds land area is still what youd call wildernesswhere indigenous people, wildlife, plants and microbes get a chance to...
Random numbers are hugely important for modern computing. They're used to encrypt credit card numbers and emails. To inject randomness into online gam...
DNA analysis is a staple of crime scenesand crime shows, like HBO's The Night of or the old standby, CSI: We just need to get this to the DNA lab, con...
