Living alone grants a unique kind of freedom. It’s a space where the social contract gets a little blurry, and the only ...

As spring returns so does a flowering of biannual, annual, and biennial art festivals and events this month. Art blooms indoors in Houston's favorite museums but also on the city's streets, parks, and ...

It makes an awful mess, but for a few years now, some parts of Montreal have been using what is being touted as a more environmentally-friendly remedy for icy roads ...

A new technology that adds crushed starfish skeletons to winter road salt can minimize damage to streets and the environment.

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the cushion starfish. These marine animals are famous for their inflated bodies ...

Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most recognizable names of the dinosaur world, a hulking and terrifying meat-eating behemoth.

Reptiles shed their skin, but not all of them do so equally. Discover the differences between snakes and amphibians when it ...

Since the beginning of SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick has long been the best buddy of the titular fry cook, becoming so popular that he even received his own spin-off series in The Patrick Star Show.

Why do desert foxes have huge ears while Arctic foxes don't? Learn how Allen's Rule explains the link between body shape and heat management.

If watching The Pitt is giving you a renewed interest in the human body in all of its gory glory, there’s a new tool that will help satisfy your curiosity. An international team of scientists ...

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...

Your body is a living museum of evolution, carrying within it the remarkable story of our species' 6-million-year journey from tree-dwelling primates to ...