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Venting when angry seems sensible.

Sometimes science comes up with associations that initially sound surprising, but which make more sense the more you think about them: like a link between having a lower IQ and also having difficulty hearing a conversation in a noisy environment.

In the latest test of the tiny workings of bumblebee minds, scientists have taught the fuzzy insects to tell the difference between patterns of light - a kind of simplified Morse code - to find a sugary treat.

The Moon has no atmosphere, no weather, and no wind.

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth squarely in the path of a "severe"-level geomagnetic storm.

In 2023, a severe drought heated several Amazonian lakes until they became hotter than a hot tub.

Weather forecasting is notoriously wonky - climate modeling even more so.

For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains.

Deep sleep could forestall the declines in brain health that can eventually lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner Solar System.