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A local saw Canada's disasters coming. He had seen it before.

Scientists have learned smell loss can be a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Across the US and around the world, foghorns have disappeared from the coastal landscape.

Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.

Bullet-ridden B-17 bombers taught us to look for what’s missing.

An expedition to find rare hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Mid-Atlantic uncovers new worlds—and some daredevil shrimp.

Indigenous conservation practices in Mexico are helping endangered frogs to recover.

These bizarre beliefs are strikingly prevalent across a diversity of cultures. Why?

Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.

A thought experiment plumbs archaeology and geology to ask whether our own species will leave a trace.

The winner of 2023’s Best Illusion of the Year contest on the nature of science and magic.

Caterpillars are a remarkable bellwether of environmental changes.