Your first thought may be of a rainforest, but here’s a cool science fact for you: We can thank plant-based marine organisms ...

Even if you're unfamiliar with pulp fiction, chances are excellent that you've seen the cover of Amazing Stories volume 3 number 5, cover-dated August 1928. It has become perhaps the most famous cover ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

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Artwork created by a first-grader in Andover is helping to teach the public about climate science. Auggie Mulligan, a young ...

I did my very first presentation when I was 15 years old. It was about the Solar System at the time when Pluto had yet to be "pluto-ed". Because I was such an astronomy enthusiast back then, I also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sara Tabin is a science contributor writing about animals. A number of scientists host weekly games and challenges on Twitter.

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Pregnant women go through a lot to bring a baby into this world: 2 a.m. food cravings, hypersensitivity to certain smells and morning sickness, not to mention labor and delivery. In honor of Mother's ...