The discovery In May 1925 provided fodder for the argument between creationists and evolutionary biologists, but what does ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Scientific American’s staffers may spend their days embedded in real-world science discoveries, but their nights are often ...

In a world driven by data, algorithms, and relentless scientific progress, you’d think we’d have all the answers by now. But ...

Charles “Buffalo” Jones invented the cow-buffalo hybrid in 1888. His intention? To create the hardiest free-range livestock ...

New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may ...

A humorous yet scientific study explored the formation of navel fluff, revealing abdominal hair's role in collecting clothing fibers. Over several years, a scientist collected and analyzed his own ...

The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose ...

Space communications expert, Alexandra Doten, has explained what the discovery of a gum-like substance on an asteroid 63 ...

Though there were setbacks on climate change and funding for science this year, there was still plenty of amazing discoveries ...

A newly-discovered carnivorous sea sponge that looks like a perfect sphere—but covered in hooked teeth—is easily the weirdest ...