A car wheel spinning at high speed When a car on video drives forward but its wheels appear to roll backward, or briefly freeze while the car keeps accelerating, the...
A frightened woman next to a spider, a snake and a clown People can develop a fear of almost anything, from beards to flowers to clowns. Yet most phobias fall...
A dark-maned lion on a hill in the African savanna A lion’s mane appears to work mainly as a signal rather than as armor. Long-term research on wild lions in...
A calendar lying on autumn leaves Many people promise themselves a fresh start on January 1. But the psychology of habits offers arguments for a different timeline: September and October...
A person sleeping during the day in a darkened bedroom Night shift workers often get used to their schedule faster than they expect, but their bodies usually do not. Doctors,...
The newly described sea spider Callipallene pilosuspedes under a microscope Scientists have identified two previously unknown species of sea spider in the Salish Sea, off the coasts of Canada and...
A young woman with a huge cup of coffee People who drink more coffee may differ from lighter drinkers in how their bodies are built, even when they weigh the...
Spacecraft decompression after the hatch is opened A spacecraft’s outer hatch cannot simply be yanked open by accident. If it were somehow opened while the cabin was at normal pressure,...
A person in a spacesuit against the planets of the Solar System On almost every planet in the Solar System other than Earth, an unprotected human would lose consciousness within...
