ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...

From ancient fire-making and dinosaur footprints to planet parades and chimp medicine, 2025 science revealed wonder, surprise ...

From bone-wearing caterpillars to revived ancient wolves, 2025 delivered discoveries that unsettled science and stretched ...

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

While it may seem like fiction, there are plenty of animals that can literally turn themselves inside-out. From deep-sea animals that protect themselves from predators to a creature that can project ...

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...