Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

Provided content. One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium adds Ford Expedition Asia, a 2,000-guest event center, and a new education hub.

As snow powers the Winter Olympics, you probably underestimate the simple snowflake. For starters, snow isn't technically white.

Jessica Allen crunched through fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the Manzanita butter clump—a rare and little-known yellow mushroom found, so far, only ...

Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical ...

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social ...

Gore Verbinski’s latest, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, features one of the most terrifying AI portrayals ever seen in a ...