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Watch Slime Molds Creep and Crawl Like Alien Slugs

A Princeton biologist's clips look like footage taken from a 1950s science-fiction movie.

Lauren Young July 7, 2016

Markings of the instrumental pillars of the observatory.

Taastrup, Denmark

Tusculanum

The remains of the observatory of the Danish astronomer who first measured the speed of light.

Orrery at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Macclesfield, England

Orrery at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

Found: A Gorgeous New Shade of Blue

Just mix manganese oxide with some other chemicals, and bake in a 2,000 degree oven.

Sarah Laskow June 29, 2016

Huge New Trove of 'Life-Saving' Helium Is Discovered

We've long fretted over a possible helium shortage.

Erik Shilling June 28, 2016

How Brexit Could Be a Disaster for British Scientists

Stephen Hawking predicted as much.

Erik Shilling June 24, 2016

Watch This Delicate Orchid Mantis Not-So-Delicately Snatch its Prey

They may look and behave like docile creatures, but orchid mantises will attack at the sight of a meal.

Lauren Young June 22, 2016

Robot Workers Could Become 'Electronic Persons' in Europe

The future is here.

Erik Shilling June 22, 2016

The Rare, Dangerous Mission to Rescue Workers at the South Pole

Flights to the end of the world.

Erik Shilling June 17, 2016

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Forbes Pigment Collection

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

How Chewing Gave Humans Flat Faces, Little Teeth and Wimpy Jaws

It doesn't seem like juice diets and Soylent are going to improve matters.

Lauren Young June 10, 2016

ESTEC aerial view

Noordwijk, Netherlands

European Space Research and Technology Centre

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

They've Finally Named 4 New Elements

One for a city, another for a state, a third for a country, and a fourth for a living scientist.

Erik Shilling June 9, 2016

China's Plans for a Huge 'Space Station' Nearly 2 Miles Underwater

Erik Shilling June 9, 2016

Tesla in his lab.

What Do Scientists Do When They Think They Might Have Intercepted Alien Signals?

Inexplicable data can pose a particular problem.

Sarah Laskow June 9, 2016

Electric Eels Revealed to Make Leaping Attacks, Confirming 200-Year-Old Legend

They are sneakier than you thought.

Erik Shilling June 7, 2016

Scientists Are Trying to Grow Human Organs Inside of Pigs

Welcome to the future.

Erik Shilling June 6, 2016

Watch a Smoke Tornado Swirl in a Soap Bubble

Good, clean, non-destructive fun!

David Doochin June 1, 2016