Ash spewing from a volcano may have been the trigger that brought the Black Death to Europe in the 14th century, new research says. This pandemic-scale plague killed tens of…

For humans, regrowing a lost body part would require superpowers. But for some other animals, it’s business as usual. Salamanders are perhaps the most famous examples. If a salamander loses…

Claire Jiang, 18, still vividly remembers starting to feel sick during a test in third grade. She felt feverish. Her elbow hurt, and she struggled to move it. Her symptoms,…

Society has tended to describe adulthood as starting at around 18 to 21. And most people may appear fully adult by then. But such looks can be deceiving. The brain…

Objective: Build your own seismograph Time required: 20–30 minutes Key concepts: earthquakes, mass, vibration Credits: Ben Finio, PhD, Science Buddies Scientists study earthquakes to be able to understand them better…

Equilibrium (noun, “Eek-wil-LIB-ree-um”) Equilibrium refers to a state that remains steady or balanced over time. Such an unchanging state doesn’t have to be at a total standstill. Instead, imagine equilibrium…

Crack open a book on primates — the group that includes humans, apes, monkeys and lemurs — and you’ll likely read that these creatures evolved in hot, humid places. This…

A visitor to Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., in the early 1990s might have chanced upon a strange sight: a troop of monkeys with brilliant orange fur and long, twiggy…