The tests took place in a small arena with specific time intervals. This was to avoid stress and prevent the snakes from ...

Pythons can easily disappear. They blend into the vegetation, evade trail cameras, and often slip through even the most ...

The potato, it turns out, is not a “purebreed.” It’s the result of an ancient and accidental hybridization that occurred ...

Ant-eating mammals evolved independently over a dozen times since the fall of the dinosaurs.

There’s no escaping plastic. It’s in the oceans, in Arctic snow, and now, more alarmingly than ever, in the very air we ...

Every battery is limited by the critical current density (CCD), which determines how quickly a battery can safely accept ...

Economists and engineers have long warned about the “alignment problem” — how to make AI systems that stay useful and safe ...

“Studying Roman concrete can teach us how to use materials in a way that can maximize the longevity of our structures, ...

The gender divide was also telling. Men in the sample were more likely to display malevolent traits, and among men, these ...

Pulaosaurus lived in the thick forests of what is now northeastern China, part of a fossil-rich region called the Yanliao ...

National Park Service researchers have identified a previously unknown shark species in the limestone walls of Mammoth Cave, ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...