Cephalopods have a reputation for being smart and majestic. And while that may be true, the life of a cephalopod can also be dark and gritty. Have you heard of octopus death spirals? How about ...

Sleeping beauties, by definition, are not doomed to be lost for­ever, but they are in a limbo where they remain temporarily ...

The country’s oldest natural history museum, in Philadelphia, has closed its doors to visitors. Will other museums follow?

The tiny, three-pound tilcayo is the first cat species to be described in a century, and, yes—it is as cute as you’d think.

As far as campy horror movie tropes go, fog is an underrated fan favorite: “The Fog,” “The Mist,” even the new TV show “Widow’s Bay” features fog as a shapeless, spooky presence. But what is actually ...

So what are we learning about how concussions affect the brain? And how are the best practices for treatment changing? To ...

In 2013, Frances Halzen spoke with Ira about the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. This week, Halzen won the Nobel Prize.

Why do some breakthroughs go dormant—and then wake up? Artist David Byrne writes about these sleeping beauties in his new ...

Cephalopod characters have shown up in movies for over a century. But as our understanding of them has changed, so have their on-screen roles.

John Wilson’s latest feature film, “The History of Concrete” is an idiosyncratic journey about more than just concrete ...

Cephalopod characters have shown up in movies for over a century. But as our understanding of them has changed, so have their on-screen roles. Join SciFri Educate on October 8 for a Cephalopod Week ...

What happens when the skies are no longer dark at night? Writer Craig Childs biked from the brightest night sky, to the darkest, to find out what we lose when the lights don’t go out. He joins Host ...