On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, members of the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on two charges —  abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of...

Winter lovers, rejoice! Saturday, December 21, 2019, is the winter solstice — the astronomical start of the chilly season for residents of the Northern Hemisphere. Even more exc...

Now celebrating its fifteenth year, The Best Illusion of the Year is a fun contest hosted by the Neural Correlate Society in collaboration with the Museum of Mind. The competiti...

Christmas is all about observing beloved traditions. For some, this means attending midnight mass on Christmas eve, for others, it entails watching reruns of old classics like E...

Happy 2020! At the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2019, cities worldwide rang in both a new year and a new decade with dazzling fireworks shows. Here are some of this year's...

With no brains or nerve cells, single-cellular microorganisms are often regarded to be simple, primitive beings with few capabilities.  However, a new Harvard University study s...

Though bushfires are a common occurrence in Australia during the summer, they have never been as devastating or as widespread as the ones currently burning across the country. S...

Cotton candy is probably the last thing that comes to mind when one thinks of exoplanets. But the three giant worlds orbiting the Kepler 51 star system, about 2,600 light-years ...

Swiss military-trained pilot and aviation enthusiast Yves Rossy is famous for pulling off seemingly impossible stunts.  Over the years, the adventurer has used his jet-propelled...

On Monday, January 20, 2020, Americans will celebrate Martin Luther King (MLK) Day.  The federal holiday, commemorated annually on the third Monday of January, serves multiple p...