SCIENCE

The temperatures triggered a failsafe meant to detect equipment malfunctions.

Beet pulp may hold the key to healthier cat digestion.

It's all about the brain, not the beak.

This is the first direct evidence that the pesky arachnids once dined on feathered dinosaurs.

Conservators used light imaging techniques to spot a tiny windmill sketch that's invisible to the naked eye.

When conventional scales don't work, they use this instead.

It might belong to an ancient Egyptian scribe, or to an important official named Djehuty Mes.

Can you tell whether the lines are curves or zigzags?

Some athletes believe that smiling mid-competition improves their performance. Scientists put this theory to the test.

The bizarre material just got a little less mysterious.

For prehistoric residents of Indonesia's rugged Alor Island, fishing was fundamental for both the living <em>and</em>&nbsp;the dead.

Our ears share the burden of listening equally.