SCIENCE

How Many Different Colored Eyes Are in This Optical Illusion? Fewer Than You Might Think

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

Science May Finally Know Why Some People Get Eaten Alive by Mosquitoes

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

An indoor pool looks less appealing when you're alone at night.

Off the Map: Why the Internet Loves Being Creeped Out By Liminal Spaces

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

Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) looks out for asteroids in the climate change satire 'Don't Look Up.'

8 Climate Movies That Get the Science (Mostly) Right—and 3 That Do Not

Climate fiction (cli-fi) movies run the gamut from deliciously cheesy to heartbreaking. But are these films actually offering a glimpse of our future?

Remembering Ada Lovelace, the First 'Computer Programmer'

In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first machine algorithm for an early computer that existed only on paper.

Your Dog Can Sense When You're Stressed, According to Science

Four good dogs were asked to detect the sweat of people stressed out over a tough math problem. The result? Pups know when you're having a bad day.

Category 4 Hurricane Harvey decimated Houston in 2017.

How Are Hurricane Categories Determined?

In order to assign a numeric category value to a hurricane, meteorologists look to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

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