science

Depressed dogs, cats with OCD — what animal madness means for us humans

What makes tattoos permanent?

Inside the ant colony

What humans can learn from semi-intelligent slime

How does your brain respond to pain?

Why we should trust scientists

How the heart actually pumps blood

The science of symmetry

The science of attraction

Not all scientific studies are created equal

How tsunamis work

To find your perfect mate, think like an evolutionist

Why is ketchup so hard to pour?

Autism — what we know (and what we don't know yet)

Zombie roaches and other parasite tales

Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?

Comics that ask "what if?"

How synchronized hammer strikes could generate nuclear fusion

What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet

How animations can help scientists test a hypothesis

The flower-shaped starshade that might help us detect Earth-like planets

The way we think about work is broken

The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots

The case of the vanishing honeybees

Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"

Can we prevent the end of the world?

The emergent patterns of climate change

The science of spiciness

What rivers can tell us about the earth's history

What is the universe made of?

How scientists and artists search for truth

An athlete uses physics to shatter world records

What percentage of your brain do you use?

How fast are you moving right now?

The mystery of motion sickness

Should we eat bugs?