How does flowing water make electricity? An engineer explains hydroelectric generation.

Geographic, cultural and political identity are all part of being Indigenous.

Snails use their slime to help them move, stop them drying out and to scare off predators.

While people have wondered about déjà vu for a long time, only recently have scientists started experimentally investigating what might trigger it.

Nature begins forming patterns at the molecular level – and sometimes they grow to enormous sizes.

Strangely behaving matter could one day explain some of the mysteries of space.

Ant feet are equipped with an array of tools – from retractable sticky pads to claws to special spines and hairs – enabling them to defy gravity and grip virtually any surface.

People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.

An anthropologist explains some of the many ways animals use their tails, from balancing as they walk to attracting a mate.