SCIENCE

Holiday movies play to our nostalgia bias, a cognitive process that makes us long for past times because we think they were somehow better than now.

Scientists have finally visualized what happens when poo particles go airborne.

The area remains a chilling reminder of nuclear disaster, while at the same time drawing thousands of tourists each year.

A new type of drug that could eliminate two to four hot flashes per day could soon become a hot commodity.

These sci-fi tales have gone beyond predicting technological advancements to directly inspiring scientific progress, from robotics to rocketry and everything in between.

Requiring a sufficiently large lake is only the first step in creating the monstrous blizzards known as lake-effect snow.

It’s partly thanks to the popularity of roasted Brussels sprouts over boiled ones—but that’s not the whole story.

Naturally, naming babies is still a deeply personal exercise, and you may disagree with linguistics on certain matters.

A new study led by Stanford challenges the “fake it ’til you make it“ theory.

Color illusions get pretty complicated when there are multi-colored lines involved like there are in this image.

In a study, scientists were able to isolate one key ingredient that makes humans so delicious to the disease-spreading insects.

The liminal space aesthetic has only been around for a few years, but it triggers a primal fear that predates the internet.