If terms like "bird brain" and "harebrained" are any indication, animal brains present fascinating and diverse examples of one of the most complex organs known to science. Animal brains differ not ...

When someone describes themselves as “big-boned,” they’re usually trying to explain why they appear larger even when eating ...

Chances are, you can easily recognize the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). After all, how many other birds can you think of that have those iconic brown feathers and white heads? However, when ...

Legend has it that physicist Ernest Rutherford once dismissed all sciences other than physics as mere “stamp collecting.” (Whether he actually said it is a matter of some debate.) But we now live in ...