Healing a wound without leaving a scar is something we could all do while in the womb. But unlocking this ability after birth ...

It was here, surely with the help of this lovely library collection, that Hale invented the spectrohelioscope, which you can ...

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team.

In 1862, jewelry engraver and amateur photographer William H. Mumler was developing a self-portrait in his Boston studio when a ghostly image began to surface. Just below his own image in the photo ...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...