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

Take an incredible journey inside the human body and discover how your brain, heart, blood vessels, red blood cells, and immune system work together every second. Discover how oxygen travels through ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...

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.

My own interest in science was sparked repeatedly throughout my childhood through activities like completing building kits with my dad, scuba diving, and various Girl Scouts workshops. Now, I'm a ...