Science trivia blends curiosity, competition, and learning into one irresistible package. Whether it’s biology, physics, or quirky animal facts, these questions make you think and smile at the same ...

Are we nearing the end of science? That is, are we running out of answerable questions, leaving us with only some mop-up duty, working around the edges of the great scientific achievements of Darwin, ...

What are some questions science can never answer? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer ...

What do you mean you don’t know? Dardariel/Shutterstock If a child asked you how close an astronaut can get to the sun, the chances are you’d need a moment – or perhaps a search engine – to figure it ...

Among the science questions in the new Pew Research Center survey that were easiest for most to answer correctly: 86% identify the Earth’s inner layer, called the core, as its hottest part. 9 A nearly ...

A few weeks ago, Dear Science featured news that some of you found alarming: You are an ape. That column addressed some common misconceptions about how humans emerged in response to a question about ...

It’s a pretty safe bet that nobody is going to fill the solar system with soup, out to the orbit of Jupiter. For one thing, that would take a lot of soup—2 x 10 to the 39th power liters, which is also ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Randall Munroe about his new book, "What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions." So question for you. If you unleashed a ...