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An illustration of the sun's corona during an eclipse in 1871.
science

The Unique Science Experiments Planned for the Eclipse

Scientists across the U.S. are set to take advantage of a rare set of conditions on August 21.
Kelsey Kennedy August 10, 2017
Chimpanzees are human's closest relatives.
science

Chimps Can Learn Rock-Paper-Scissors

They're about as good at the game as a human four-year-old.
Kelsey Kennedy August 10, 2017
Wine grapes are no longer a necessity for making wine.
science

This Wine Is Made in a Warehouse, Instead of a Winery

Is wine really wine without the grapes?
Kelsey Kennedy August 9, 2017
The Tambopata Research Center
Tambopata, Peru

Tambopata Research Center

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.
Washington, D.C.

U.S. Naval Observatory Library

A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
<em>Starry Night</em>, Staff Pick 2017. This image shows hippocampal neurons after two days in culture.
brain collections

When Neuroscientists Become Artists

Beauty and brains.
Anika Burgess August 9, 2017
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches on June 3, carrying the Ghanasat-1 and supplies for the International Space Station.
science

Ghana's First Satellite Is Now in Orbit

It is monitoring the nation's coastline and even beaming music down to Earth.
Kelsey Kennedy August 8, 2017
Under construction.
science

Midday Naps Are Key to Infant Learning (and Parental Mental Health)

Scientists learned just how much sleep a baby needs to tell a “Zuser” from a “Bofel.”
Samir S. Patel August 8, 2017
FLIP in action.
science

This Ship Is Not Sinking—It's Flipping for Science

FLIP sits up to provide a stable, quiet research platform.
Kelsey Kennedy August 8, 2017
Finally, a solution for cigarette butt litter.
science

Adding Cigarette Butts to Asphalt Can Improve Roads

It also prevents their noxious chemicals from leaching into waterways.
Kelsey Kennedy August 7, 2017
mummies

Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?

Sa-Nakht may be the oldest known case of acromegaly.
Natasha Frost August 7, 2017
The bright storm at the planet's equator took scientists by surprise.
science

Neptune's New Surprise Storm Is Nearly as Big as Earth

The ice giant's atmosphere is pretty chaotic.
Kelsey Kennedy August 4, 2017
Asteroid families begin to disperse because of the way they are affected by the heat of the sun.
science

Found: The Oldest Known Family of Asteroids in the Solar System

Over time, they drift apart.
Erik Shilling August 4, 2017
Today, this trapdoor spider is only found on a small island off the southern coast of Australia—but it undertook a long journey to get there.
science

These Australian Spiders Crossed an Ocean on a Land Raft

Don't worry, their seafaring days are over.
Kelsey Kennedy August 3, 2017
The new specimen of <em>Santanmantis axelrodi</em> found in Brazil.
science

Found: A Praying Mantis Older Than Tyrannosaurus Rex

The fossil is reviewing the secrets of mantis evolution.
Natasha Frost August 3, 2017
Faraday's lab.
London, England

Michael Faraday's Laboratory

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
A new study simulated floral evolution to come up with an idea of what the first flower might have looked like.
science

What Earth's First Flower Might Have Looked Like

Scientists are beginning to understand more about floral evolution.
Erik Shilling August 2, 2017
Cutting onions triggers tears thanks to the bulb's lachrymatory factor.
science

Scientists Now Know Exactly Why Onions Make You Cry

They've unlocked the chemical secrets of an irritating molecule.
Kelsey Kennedy August 2, 2017