Science

Eating Synsepalum dulcificum changes taste sensations for up to an hour or more, and has provoked popular flavor-tripping parties across the United States.

Researchers investigate how noise pollution affects not only human health, but the natural environment as well.

A surge of deadly symptoms resulting from rattlesnake bites in Arizona has researchers wondering what’s going on.

Avraham Trakhtman solved “the road coloring problem.” A former security guard, he is the latest mathematician to overcome hardship through intellectual brilliance.

Recent research supports the theory that tendencies towards violent behaviors are innate rather than learned.

The storied Hope Diamond glows red when exposed to ultraviolet light. This once mysterious phenomenon unlocks the unique identity of individual diamonds.

The remains, estimated to be over 1 million years old, shed light on how early humans migrated from their evolutionary birthplace in Africa.

The U.S. military is working on new technology to locate lasers originating from the ground meant to blind American spy satellites.

A recent study shows that nonhuman primates can direct remote limbs via brain waves, offering hope for prosthetic limb technology.

As the sun moves into solar maximum from solar minimum, increased sunspot activity is expected, which will mean an increase in the disruption of satellite-dependent services such as GPS and cell phones.

High radiation levels could prevent a manned mission to Mars and future visits to the Moon. Scientists are looking for solutions to allow continued exploration.

Climate change and human actions appear to have led to the demise of the woolly mammoth.  Does a similar fate await today’s endangered species?

Researchers suggest that the higher a financial trader’s testosterone levels in the morning, the more money he’s likely to earn during the day’s trading.

On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard, researchers at a newly opened observatory prepare to study the aurora borealis.

Food can be sweet, salty, sour, bitter and—in a relatively new development—umami. Manufacturers and chefs are looking for ways to employ a taste identified only about 100 years ago.

California has released its first statewide earthquake forecast, predicting that it is “basically guaranteed” a large earthquake will strike within 30 years.

Conditions during pregnancy may cause a range of genital disorders among men. New threats to male reproductive health have come to light recently.

Scientists have found that giving money away brings more happiness than shopping therapy. Other studies suggest there is a biological component to selflessness.

Recent studies indicate the Grand Canyon is much older than six million years old, as was previously believed.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that this season will be slightly worse than normal, but recent criticism for overestimation has led forecasters to hedge.

Scientists have discovered evidence of a large ornithopod dinosaur, as well as a herd of 11 sauropods, in the Republic of Yemen.

Is it possible to treat chemotherapy’s sometimes devastating side effects with fasting instead of medication? A study on mice suggests it is.

Conservation groups say that more than one-quarter of the world’s wildlife has been lost since 1970, a rate “unprecedented since the extinction of the dinosaurs.”

A report by the Government Accountability Office questions the safety of NASA’s planned rocket, intended for travel to the Moon and then Mars.

New research explains girls' superior language skills. The findings have added to a list of reports showing girls outstripping boys in education.

In a recent study, lab rats eating artificially sweetened food gained more weight than rats eating regular sugar.

Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has begun emitting dangerous ash in addition to the toxic gas it has been releasing for two months.

Walking into things while sending text messages is the latest item on a seemingly endless list of dangers to preoccupied cell phone users.

A computerized dog translator beats humans at reading canine moods. The decoding of dogs’ language is the latest advance to suggest that animal emotions are more complex than previously thought.

The Mars Phoenix Lander will arrive at its destination May 25 in search of water, and possibly evidence of life.