Situs inversus totalis means that all the organs, blood vessels, and nerves in the chest and abdomen are flipped to the opposite side.

Normally you’d just see waves coming in parallel to the shore. But what if there were also waves moving perpendicular to the shore?

A grave in Cyprus from 7500 BC shows a furry feline and human owner buried together. It’s the oldest known site of a tame cat.

How did dinosaurs keep themselves cool?

Did you know it’s possible to have a gene mutation that really does make bumping into furniture or even getting surgery totally painless?

What makes walking uphill so much harder?

Have you ever wondered why giraffes have such long necks?

Scientists think that as many as a billion people around the world could be newly exposed to the diseases spread by mosquitoes within the next fifty years as global temperatures rise.

This small species lives throughout southern China, from high eastern Tibetan mountains to low coastal mountains, preferring forests and shrubby habitats. And its most interesting feature is its tusks.

There’s a big gap between how we act in virtual reality and how we act in real life, as scientists who did an experiment focused on yawning found out.