Science isn’t always serious. Sometimes researchers ask questions that seem silly at first, like why toast lands butter-side ...

Were you Seen at the Weird Science Halloween Party on Oct. 25, 2025, at Union Station in Albany? The event was a benefit for ...

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.

A pioneering dawn observation in Sweden has revealed that blue auroras occur far higher in Earth’s atmosphere than previously ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Moroccan rocks suggest that what had been thought to be wild, random movements of continents was actually Earth's magnetic ...

Surprising science stories, from the secrets within bird poop to a new dino discovery. Why scientists are studying bird poop, the world’s fastest backflip and all about the microbes living in your ...

The 1986 film, which saw two teenage boys use the magic of computer science to bring their dream girl to life, celebrated its 40th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 2 — four decades after first being ...

Oh, 1985, what a year, such weirdness! 2025 is the Weird Science 40th anniversary. Let’s revisit the movie – with techie dreams, awkward teenage fantasies, and, uhh, creating the “perfect woman” (on a ...