Science

The Argus Pheasant is a lifelong bachelor. He mates with multiple females but has no further contact with his mates or the baby pheasants he sires. By…

What would it have been like to see a huge, elephant-like mastodon roaming our state? The earth has been home to some spectacularly large animals. A few…

After the COVID-19 crisis came to Connecticut, the New Haven office of Comprehensive Dental Health shut down completely for two weeks. Later, Dr. Joseph…

Maria Konnikova, best-selling New York Times author and a regular contributor to The New Yorker, has long been interested in understanding the balance…

Your sex life doesn't have to suffer just because you're cooped up at home every day. Researchers say that sex is a healthy way to calm the anxiety of…

There are just over 10 million cases of coronavirus globally and almost 500,000 deaths. U.S. deaths recently rose to 125,000.Yet, the Trump Administration…

Did you know that before the clock was invented, we used to sleep in two installments? Or that the standardization of cameras and film led to racial bias…

Nobody likes termites. They get into the wood in our homes and can lead to infuriating and expensive repairs. What's to like?It turns out, there's a lot…

Humans typically make enough collective noise to keep the earth vibrating at a steady hum. But the pandemic has quieted that hum enough to let…

Dust is a fascinating substance. Our bodies are always shedding dust from our skin, hair, and nails, leaving little bits of DNA wherever we roam. Dust…