Topics

Chemistry

No trees were harmed to 3-D print this piece of wood

How clever! Scientists used print-speed adjustments to control how flat, 3-D printed shapes morph into complex wooden objects.

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 23, 2022

Plants

No sun? No prob! A new process might soon grow plants in the dark

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 7, 2022

Chemistry

New meat-scented food flavoring comes from sugar — and mealworms

By Anil OzaSeptember 5, 2022

Earth

Earth

Not one, but two asteroids might have ended the age of dinosaurs

 A craterlike structure found off the coast of West Africa might have been formed by an asteroid that struck around the time dinosaurs went extinct.

By Nikk OgasaSeptember 26, 2022

Earth

One 2022 tsunami may have been as tall as the Statue of Liberty

By Sid PerkinsSeptember 12, 2022

Space

Amateur astronomers reveal clues to a mysterious double aurora

By Asa StahlAugust 29, 2022

Humans

Archaeology

Rats can chronicle human history

Rats have lived alongside people for thousands of years. Now, scientists can study the rats and their leavings to learn more about ourselves.

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 15, 2022

Health & Medicine

Dogs and other animals could aid the spread of monkeypox

By Tina Hesman SaeySeptember 9, 2022

Health & Medicine

Explainer: What is monkeypox?

By Tina Hesman SaeySeptember 9, 2022

Life

Animals

Living mysteries: This critter has 38 times more DNA than you do

The genomes of salamanders are bloated with genetic “parasites.” That extra DNA slows down their lives and strands them in perpetual childhood.

By Douglas FoxSeptember 29, 2022

Animals

Several mammals use a South American tree as their pharmacy

By Emily ShepherdSeptember 28, 2022

Fossils

Bizarre ancient critter has spines but no anus

By Anna GibbsSeptember 27, 2022

Math

Math

Let’s learn about dealing with math anxiety

Writing about math anxiety and maintaining a “growth mindset” can help soothe stress about the subject.

By Maria TemmingSeptember 6, 2022

Math

Scientists Say: Variable

By Maria TemmingMay 9, 2022

Math

Scientists Say: Equation

By Maria TemmingMarch 28, 2022

Physics

Tech

No trees were harmed to 3-D print this piece of wood

How clever! Scientists used print-speed adjustments to control how flat, 3-D printed shapes morph into complex wooden objects.

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 23, 2022

Space

Let’s learn about gravitational waves

By Maria TemmingSeptember 20, 2022

Materials Science

Laser light transformed plastic into tiny diamonds

By Emily ConoverSeptember 14, 2022

Science & Society

Animals

A tiny microbe inspired this scientist’s big dreams

Marc Mapalo has discovered three species of tardigrades and studies fossils of these water bears to better understand how their bodies have changed over time.

By Aaron TremperSeptember 19, 2022

Tech

Space

Scientists Say: Telescope

By Maria TemmingSeptember 26, 2022

Tech

No trees were harmed to 3-D print this piece of wood

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 23, 2022

Topics

Chemistry

No trees were harmed to 3-D print this piece of wood

No sun? No prob! A new process might soon grow plants in the dark

New meat-scented food flavoring comes from sugar — and mealworms

Earth

Not one, but two asteroids might have ended the age of dinosaurs

One 2022 tsunami may have been as tall as the Statue of Liberty

Amateur astronomers reveal clues to a mysterious double aurora

Humans

Rats can chronicle human history

Dogs and other animals could aid the spread of monkeypox

Explainer: What is monkeypox?

Life

Living mysteries: This critter has 38 times more DNA than you do

Several mammals use a South American tree as their pharmacy

Bizarre ancient critter has spines but no anus

Math

Let’s learn about dealing with math anxiety

Scientists Say: Variable

Scientists Say: Equation

Physics

No trees were harmed to 3-D print this piece of wood

Let’s learn about gravitational waves

Laser light transformed plastic into tiny diamonds

Science & Society

A tiny microbe inspired this scientist’s big dreams

Welcome to the metaverse

New meat-scented food flavoring comes from sugar — and mealworms

Space

NASA’s DART spacecraft crashed into an asteroid — on purpose

Scientists Say: Telescope

Let’s learn about gravitational waves

Tech

NASA’s DART spacecraft crashed into an asteroid — on purpose

Scientists Say: Telescope

No trees were harmed to 3-D print this piece of wood

It’s a wonderful world — and universe — out there.

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