Halloween seems like an appropriate time to let you know that zombies are real. Or at least zombie bacteria are, according to a timely new study published in Angewandte Chemie. A team of biologists ...

Imagine you’re making a pie. You follow the recipe to the letter, purchasing the recommended brands listed, using a thermometer to ensure your oven is calibrated, etc. But when you go to pull it out ...

In Wyoming, we find cowboys, bison, rodeos, elk, and natural hot springs. But ocean cephalopods? Belemnites had been found in this fossil formation before, since it used to be an inland sea during the ...

Viruses can cause cancer. It’s something that’s well-established now, but the discovery was initially dismissed by the scientific community. Now, a new review published in Genes & Cancer is telling ...

The Nikon Small World photography contest doesn’t celebrate weather, wildlife, or natural landscapes. Instead, it’s meant to honor images of the world at the smallest possible scales, offering unique ...

Former Cornell student Jane Doe, who filed a civil lawsuit in September 2026 alleging that seven fraternity members raped her at a party, said the young men who assaulted her pressured her into taking ...

There’s a testosterone crisis in America—at least according to a number of Trump administration officials. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for example, has bemoaned the ...

Have you ever taken months off training – maybe due to an injury, a new baby or crushing work deadlines – and come back convinced you were starting from zero? Research from our team has some good news ...

Vultures might not be the most charismatic birds, but they do perform an important job. As carrion-feeding scavengers, they dispose of decaying animal matter, even bones, right down their throats. As ...

For more than a decade a group of Harvard professors has taught a class about wisdom and its religious, moral, and aesthetic dimensions to undergraduates. The four professors are friends from distinct ...