A Frankensteinian mashup of a platypus, a stegosaurus, and a marine reptile might seem like something born from a game of MadLibs, but new fossil discoveries have revealed just that. Scientists think the creature, known as Eretmorhipis carrolldongi, was an Early Triassic reptile … | Continue reading
Get ready to meet 2014 MU69 (unofficially known as Ultima Thule), an object a billion miles beyond Pluto and 4.1 billion from Earth itself. | Continue reading
In the image above, two skulls appear to be two different colors, purple and orange, when in reality they are the same hue. The pigments morph because of the Munker-White illusion. | Continue reading
Young people are particularly vulnerable to the effect of painkillers, but dentists may over-prescribe them after surgery. | Continue reading
Our 31st annual Best of What’s New list is the culmination of a year spent obsessing over, arguing about, and experiencing the newest technologies and discoveries across 10 distinct disciplines. | Continue reading
Apps can turn your smartphone into a scientific instrument. These programs let you spot birds, identify stars, learn about the elements, and more. | Continue reading
When our eyes dart around the entire scene, the black dots move into and out of our visual field, making them seem as if they are flickering on and off. | Continue reading
These are the top science, technology, or environment issues facing each state—plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Even if it never surfaces on the campaign trail, science is always on the ballot. | Continue reading
You've signed up for so many digital subscriptions, you can't keep track of them anymore. Here's how to manage the ones you want—and cancel the ones you don't. | Continue reading
It seems like opinions on the health benefits of booze are shifting. Suddenly moderate drinking is unhealthy. What happened? | Continue reading
With a dozen wooden dowels, some rubber bands, a cup or spoon, and ping-pong balls, you can build a DIY catapult for tabletop warfare. | Continue reading
“We’re monitoring where she is right now, and it just happens to be in the middle of a hurricane,” Kelly Martin says. | Continue reading
Earth is panting as soil struggles to keep up with climate change. | Continue reading
Most memory researchers argue that its essentially impossible to remember anything before those terrible twos. Understanding how and why our brains form memories in the first place might convince you that perhaps your first memory is a fictional one after all. | Continue reading
Just don’t do it while it is actively copying, and don’t do it within milliseconds after it has finished. | Continue reading
China has built the world's first destructive laser, capable of setting clothes on fire and detonating fuel tanks- but it can't kill people- yet. | Continue reading