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Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon. By William Harley In the dark of night, flying bugs can be seen ...

What is cell culture and how was it used to make coffee? Cell culture is an important technique that scientists use to replicate a specific type of living tissue, plant or animal, for research ...

Panic attacks are surprisingly common; every year, an estimated 11 percent of Americans have one. But when they become persistent, and don’t seem to have a cause (like that super-stressful work ...

People are drawn to characters like themselves Krause and Rucker observed whether people preferred villains who were similar in personality to themselves. A personality quiz from the CharacTour ...

Scientists study variations in blubber thickness on Yangtze finless porpoises to see how water temperature affects blubber in different regions of the mammal’s body. By Amelia Hersant Marine mammals ...

Despite their colloquial moniker, crane flies do not prey on mosquitos. And fortunately, contrary to popular misconception, they do not bite humans. In fact, adult crane flies have a very limited diet ...

Steven Spence is an amateur photographer who also writes about general science subjects. He enjoys photography, nature, science and is an avid fan of Calvin and Hobbes. Steven’s writing may cover ...

A long-standing Japanese art form known as kirigami has inspired scientists to design effective solar cell tech four hundred years later. By Jonathan Trinastic Artists in seventeenth-century Japan ...