Learn more about the giant short-faced bear, and how it would have fared against saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age predators.

Windblown embers can trigger spot fires much further away than expected. Now a new mathematical model of the way the wind interacts with firebrands explains why.

Microscopes traditionally resolve only the thin layer of cellular activity within a narrow focal plane. Now scientists have worked out how to squeeze an entire cell and all its molecular machinery into this space.

Hint: It involves finding just the right proteins. With new ingredients and processes, the next generation of substitutes will be not just more egg-like, but potentially more nutritious.

Some animals appear to smile. But the emotion behind the smile can be tricky to decipher.

As a gargantuan plume of magma rises from the depths, tectonic forces are wrenching the island nation apart, triggering the outpouring of lava.

You'd need a pretty big drill to make it through Earth's crust.

Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists seek the math that can explain the universe’s particles and forces.

Learn what to say in uncomfortable situations, like ‘I don’t even know what to say to that.'

Orcas appear to select the youngest fish, work together to flip them upside down, then target the most vulnerable areas of their bellies.

It might seem like an odd connection, but the plight of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team is directly connected to climate change.

First-ever dual-hominid-species footprints discovered with a combination of fame and fortuities.

Lots of restaurants and food manufacturers offer plant-based meat alternatives.

Opioids have been an essential part of anesthesia, but they aren’t the only way to manage pain.

Research shows that genetic reasons are why some dieters experience the Yo-Yo Effect.

Find out what dinosaurs ate and why it was important for their evolution as researchers analyze dinosaur poop.

The holidays are upon us, and that means sweet seasonal holiday dishes.

In the Age of Dinosaurs, survival often came down to endurance rather than speed. Find out who the fastest dinosaurs would have been.

Learn more about Navaornis hestiae, the bird that could be a missing link to understanding how birds evolved from their prehistoric forbears.

Here's how these giant herbivores moved around and found food during the Cretaceous period.

Understand why Viking settlers of Iceland and the Faroe Islands represent different gene pools, and why this could rewrite history.

Learn more about these ancient historic monuments and how they played a major role on the big screen.