The Milky Way owes its iconic name not to modern astrophysics but to an Ancient Greek myth involving Zeus, Hera, and a splash of divine milk.

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal ...

Greek philosopher Epicurus is famous for teaching: "Pleasure is the principle and end to a happy life" and for his Epicurean school in Athens ...

Encephalitis lethargica is an illness that attacks the brain, leaving the victims like living statues—speechless and ...

Animal names are usually nothing special—bear, elephant, cat… you get the idea. Straightforward, familiar, and honestly a little boring. But some scientists clearly didn’t want to keep it that way, ...

A fast-moving ancient crocodile ancestor gets a name honoring the physics teacher who inspired its discoverer.

Scientists found a 307 million-year-old fossil, Tyrannoroter heberti, revealing one of the earliest known land vertebrates ...

In rejecting psychoanalysis to align with the "hard" sciences, psychology abandoned the human psyche. We're paying the price to this day.

Why was Jeffrey Epstein obsessed with genes? In the latest tranche of Epstein records and emails made available by the ...

Highly valued in diverse cultures, the horse gallops to pole position in the Chinese zodiac. Famous horse babies include ...

Tiny Plant-Eater Has A Brain Case Like Nothing Scientists Have Seen In A Nutshell Advanced brain in a tiny body: Despite being only 18 inches long, Foskeia pelendonum had a surprisingly sophisticated ...