A biologist explains how the peregrine falcon survives dives faster than most sports cars. Here’s why evolution pushed this predator to such terrifying extremes.
Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.
It’s long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.
Scientists studying 50 years of solar data warn Earth may be entering a heightened risk period for rare “superflares” capable of disrupting technology worldwide.
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Lasting love doesn’t ask you to give more of yourself. It asks you to be more settled within yourself. Here’s what that actually means.
Humans can only see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum. Here’s why evolution may have intentionally hidden ultraviolet light from us.
Why SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket is not worsening the fuel crisis — but may still raise profound climate questions.
To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.