Some scientists think that the human body is incapable of surpassing the quadruple jump, currently considered the most challenging figure-skating move -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The 2,000-year-old wreck, off the coast of Sri Lanka, may hold clues about trade between Roman and Asian societies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The chemistry and mineralogy of the rock around extremely well preserved fossils of dinosaurs and other animals suggests that they were indeed entombed by volcanic ash -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Chickens are smart, and they understand their world, which raises troubling questions about how they are treated on factory farms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Astronomers have come up with a shopping list of what a planet needs to support life, perhaps even better than our Earth does, making them "superhabitable." Michael Moyer... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Across cultures, victorious athletes raise their arms, puff out their chests and shout, in what appears to be a physical display of dominance. Erika Beras reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Richard Vigne, CEO of Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, admits that there’s not a huge amount of hope of saving the northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) from extinction. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com