Burl wood comes from trees, like oaks, maples, and birches, that have suffered some stress, resulting in distinctive ...

A mysterious visitor from the stars is currently challenging everything we thought we knew about interstellar wanderers. The latest data from the Hubble Space Telescope has just added a sharp and ...

When one supernova commenced, it looked like an olive — at least before it got shaken and stirred. This insight, reported in the Nov. 12 Science Advances, comes from new observations taken in the wake ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. What happens when imagination meets perception, and ordinary objects come alive? We explore the science of pareidolia. Summary: Our minds are wired to ...

On Wednesday, AI security firm Irregular announced $80 million in new funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport. A source close ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Major League Baseball’s Department of Investigations is in charge of investigating cases of sign stealing, domestic violence, sexual assault, drug use, international signing ...

A major UK Biobank study shows that inconsistent sleep timing, not just sleep duration, is associated with increased risk for 172 diseases, including liver cirrhosis and cardiovascular conditions A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how migration affects European society and economies. The government of the United Kingdom has announced a raft of ...

UCLA scientists mined millions of electronic health records and uncovered four distinct “roadways” that funnel people toward Alzheimer’s—ranging from mental-health struggles to vascular troubles.

Breathing patterns among humans are so unique that they can work as an identification tool, scientists report. They propose someday using breath as a way to diagnose disease. When you purchase through ...