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

Archaeologists at a site in Bronze Age Thailand found evidence of betel nut chewing from 4,000 years ago, and they did it by ...

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

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

The deep ocean is a world of crushing pressure, freezing temperatures, and eternal darkness. For most of history, scientists ...

It’s not the first time researchers have cultivated meat in the lab. But until now, muscle fibers, the very thing that gives meat its structure and bite, were a stubborn problem. When grown in labs, ...

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

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

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

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 ...