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Seeing a Superhero on the Subway Makes People More Likely to Surrender Their Seats

You might be on your best behavior with the Dark Knight or Superman watching, too

November 21, 2025

The Math Shows Jackson Pollock Painted Like a Child Would

And that might be what made the artist so famous

November 21, 2025

Why Don’t We Have More Solar Planes?

These futuristic aircraft still haven’t fully taken off after five decades

November 21, 2025

Feeling Magnetism Helps These Little Sea Turtles Find Food

Dancing loggerhead hatchlings reveal a secret of their impressive navigational skills

November 21, 2025

“Living Fossil” Discovered by Accident Could Reshape Tree of Life

Meet the miniscule protist harboring jaw-dropping evolutionary secrets

November 20, 2025

Lions Have Been Keeping One of Their Roars Secret

Scientists identify a new call issued by the King of the Jungle

November 20, 2025

This Ancient Sea Monster Had a Killer Bite and No Teeth

The Dunkleosteus was even weirder than we thought

November 20, 2025

Moss Might Survive Nearly Two Decades in Space

These plants showed “extraordinary durability” and may pave the way for extraterrestrial agriculture

November 20, 2025

Earth’s Nastiest Neighbor Was Closer Than We Thought

The Mars-size object that smashed into our planet and made the moon came from the inner solar system

November 20, 2025

A Leopard Seal Mother’s Love Transcends Death

The maternal instinct known as “postmortem attentive behavior” was documented in these fierce marine mammals for the first time

November 20, 2025

Rocks Are Alive

Philip Marsden on his three greatest revelations while writing Under a Metal Sky

November 20, 2025