I have always been drawn to the strange edge cases where our best theories simply do not fit the facts. From mysterious weather in Kentucky to puzzling signals from deep space, some events and objects ...

Compared with U.S. adults who identify with a religion, “nones” have a more positive view of science. At the same time, most “nones” say that there are some things science cannot explain and that ...

Animals often surprise us, but some abilities go beyond simple curiosity. Every now and then, researchers come across a trait that raises more questions than answers. Even with modern tools like ...

Science can explain why your plants will die without water. Even the old man, the Saguaro cactus, needs a little bit. Science cannot explain why a plant’s nature should be one that requires H2O. Why ...

Before modern engineering, before calculus, before computers - these temples were built. And thousands of years later, science still struggles to explain how, or why, they work the way they do.

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...