Picture this – you're scrolling through your phone and suddenly see an image of a lotus seed pod, or maybe a close-up of honeycomb. Your skin crawls, you feel nauseous, and you quickly scroll away.

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It was moving at around 68 kilometres per second, just over double Earth’s ...

Clusters of tiny holes or bumps can spark strong aversion in people with trypophobia, a condition researchers link more to disgust and fear than real threat. Common textures, such as coral or seed ...