Image via Getty Images No, that's not a weather pattern. It's a flock of bird moving in a strange way. In Wyoming, residents ...

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Recently, when President Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, financial markets flipped out. Then Trump insisted he wasn't going to fire Powell, but he still took time to ...

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Saturday. Its pattern of activity surprised forecasters: The season got busy early and produced strong, late storms, but what is usually considered the ...

Scientists normally explain the spectacular diversity of animal patterns by pointing to genetics. But a study in Nature suggests that, at least for crocodile heads, different forces might be at play.

Life has a funny way of throwing curveballs when we least expect it. One minute, everything’s normal, and the next, you’re caught up in an odd, inexplicable situation that feels like it belongs in a ...

When two fluids don't mix well, they sometimes form strange patterns called "viscous fingering," or Saffman-Taylor instability. Studying these patterns can help scientists understand how to design ...

A pulsar's radiation is getting refracted by plasma in the magnetosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Historical records from ...