Science Unmasked

Trafficked wildlife is a global crisis impacting at least 4,000 species of plants and animals, including mammals, reptiles, …

Roughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a …

The next time you stub your toe, get pricked with a needle, or have your fingers jammed in …

You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour, your undershirt …

We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four …

Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we …

When most people hear the word radiation, their minds jump straight to nuclear disasters, such as those at …

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y chromosome …

There’s a peculiar ritual in many kitchens: reaching past the crisp, pristine tea towel hanging on the oven …

The deep sea is cold, dark, and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail …