For the first time in its nearly 250 years of history, the US is set to have an official language: On March 1, President Donald

In 1819, the city of Padua, Italy, bore witness to a cursed phenomenon: polenta ran blood-red. It wasn’t the work of prophets turning water to

Imagine you’re taking a delightful stroll through a wooded area, it is idyllic and peaceful… until you get a sharp pain. You look down and

There are still parts of Earth that remain largely unexplored. Sometimes these areas are difficult to get to because of geography, or instability in the

It’s been almost 2 million years since the first archaic humans ventured out of their African homeland. Exactly whose idea it was to set off

One fateful day around 66 million years ago, a giant lump of rock came hurtling into Earth, bringing the era of the dinosaurs to an

Could football players with a concussion one day be treated with a quick spray up their nose? That could be a possibility one day after

Issue 32 (March 2025) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary

Higher intelligence is not only a way to increase survival rates, it could also improve reproductive success, at least among male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki). The

Well, research suggests having a messy desk has its benefits – but so does a tidy one. While a Mary-Quando style approach to your working