Science

Atomic DreamsRebecca Tuhus-DubrowAlgonquin Books, $30 Toxic sludge. A glowing radioactive rat. A three-eyed fish named “Blinky.” These are scenes from…

One hundred years ago, a small town in eastern Tennessee captured the attention of the entire country. A biology teacher…

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of…

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from…

Vacation season is upon us. But that doesn’t necessarily translate to teens roaming free. A new poll finds that less…

People trying to lose weight often count calories, carbs, steps and reps and watch the scales. Soon, they may have…

A cool house without air conditioning may soon be possible. Scientists in Singapore have developed a new type of paint…

A single drawing from a 94-year-old scientific paper has revived interest in one of the more roundabout ways a spider…

Autism in toddlerhood looks the same in boys and girls. A large study of autistic kids between 1 and 4…

If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it.…