If you’ve ever walked out of an eye exam clutching a fresh prescription, wondering what all those numbers and abbreviations mean, you’re not alone. Eye prescriptions often look like a jumble of pluses ...

The creator of the Kryptos panels, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered before an auction he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian. By John Schwartz John ...

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Neuroscientist M. Catalina “Cat” Camacho spends a lot of time playing with kids. They’re not her children, but participants in her research, which looks at how young brains learn to process emotions ...

For centuries, humans have drawn a line between themselves and other species, initially claiming that other animals couldn’t feel pain. Science proved they could. Then the argument shifted: Animals ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make a close flyby of Earth on Oct. 21. A bright new solar system comet could put on a show in the October night sky as it zooms past Earth. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was ...

Researchers explore the human immune system by looking at the active components, namely the various genes and cells involved. But there is a broad range of these, and observations necessarily produce ...

If you’re going to be a hacker, learning C is a rite of passage. If you don’t have much experience with C, or if your experience is out of date, you very well may benefit from hearing [Nic Barker] ...

The grounds of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London have undergone a complete transformation in recent years, which has served to ensure that visitors are fully immersed in the wonders of the ...