BIOLOGY

Unable to run away, plants have developed some vicious defense mechanisms.

Alfred Kinsey forever changed the way we think, and talk, about sex—partly by asking more than 18,000 men and women deeply personal questions about their most intimate habits.

Though you might not often think about them, lymph nodes are crucial for your immune system.

At its largest point, the sciatic nerve is about as big around as a man's thumb—plenty big enough to be an important part of the nervous system.

Rising to the top of the pecking order is impossible for them.

Did you know opposable thumbs may have played a role in the development of language?

One hundred European starlings released in Central Park in 1890 have turned into 200 million across the U.S. today. Now scientists are looking into their genetic diversity.

Without this crucial joint, many daily activities would be impossible.

Despite their size, giant squids are notoriously difficult to spot.

There's a word for that pins-and-needles sensation: paresthesia.

Everyone knows yawning is contagious. What this study presupposes is … maybe it isn’t?

Recognizing the different skin growth patterns will make it easier to identify them in the future.