Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, ...

Humans are the smartest creatures on the planet and we’re by far the best at solving all sorts of cognitive tasks. Or are we?

The researchers led by Dr. Eleanor Raffan zoomed in on the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene, which plays a crucial role in ...

Some space images have become timeless icons of our exploration of the cosmos. Take the famous photo of the Pillars of ...

Two new studies have revealed why some cats are orange – an enduring enigma of genetics, until now.

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But zoom in a bit more and those specs become goats standing on the seemingly vertical construction. So what’s happening?!

The ancient Romans had a profound relationship with wine. It was not just a beverage for them but an essential part of daily ...

The revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and next-gen radio telescopes are probing what’s known as the epoch of reionization. It holds clues to the first stars and galaxies, and perhaps the nature ...

From the air we breathe to the water we drink, microplastics infiltrate every corner of our lives—but what happens when they ...

Present-Day Plate Boundaries: This model improves upon existing models, incorporating attributes from geophysical, ...

Reuniting as mates, they’ve not only adapted to the wild but sparked new hope for the survival of Amur tigers.