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The Joshua tree is one of the most iconic desert-dwelling plants in the United States, and the stunt they pulled last fall has some scientists shook.
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Nutrition is a vital part of getting enough sleep, and healthy food is a good start, but there are some foods that are better for sleep than others.
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Although we don't have to worry about it for a few billion years, the sun is inexorably dying, the only question is what's left after it's gone.
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Everyone tells you to eat your vegetables, but some veggies are better than others, especially when it comes to fighting diseases like cancer.
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Scientists, peering 7 billion years back into the past, have discovered something that may help us better understand the nature of the universe.
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X-rays are such a fundamental part of our modern technological landscape that it's kind of surprising to learn that their discovery was accidental.
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A bit over 100 years ago, 5 cows were left to fend for themselves on a windswept island in the southern Indian Ocean, but they beat all expectations.
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The idea behind Star Trek's phasers is mostly fiction, and modern science can't replicate everything a phaser can do, but some technology comes close.
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When people think about ways to reduce their blood pressure, medicine and exercise are the first things to come to mind, not a home appliance.
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"Superhuman smell" sounds like a phrase that belongs in a world of superheroes and villains, but it's real. And it might have some major medical ramifications.
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Life is tenacious and the universe is vast, so some are confident that extraterrestrial life is hiding out there. These worlds are the top contenders.
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