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Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" cinematically depicts the first atomic test, but actual footage and photos from the event endure.

For humans, a chuckle has expanded from its original function as a play signal to serve a variety of functions.

Meteoric metals were used as nifty materials before smelting was commonplace.

Countries with higher species of bird diversity saw the biggest jump in searches for proper wild bird feeding.

Once dismissed as impractical, hydrogen fuel cell planes are showing new promise after a series of successful test flights.

Researchers have developed a 'freeze ray' that relies on thermodynamic quirks to chill its targets.

Millions of years ago, the stubby-armed, 750,000-pound Perucetus colossus chilled out in the ocean shallows.

'If you look after your furniture, your furniture will look after you.'

Why do some people have the same bad dreams over and over, and how can they be stopped?

Some places that claim to help you download YouTube videos may be sketchy, and there's only one official way.

The trial is a stepping stone to understanding if and how drinking kombucha helps with diabetes.

Scientific wisdom says corals reproduce at night. But on reefs around the Indo-Pacific, that might not be the case.

Take a look at the fabrication process for vehicles like colossal dump trucks, motor graders, and wheel loaders.

The percentage of passable AI vocal clones may be even higher if you aren't expecting it.

The attack relies on adding an “adversarial suffix” to your query.

For the first time, biologists have precisely tracked the development of hard biological structures.

Even in the Neolithic era, people loved bling.

After more than a century in the spotlight, filament bulbs are a thing of the past (mostly).

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

The pollinators use a specific blend of pheromones during courtship to increase mating success.