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Chemistry

a photo of Mackensey Wilson, a young girl with pale skin, freckles and straight hair standing next to her science project poster board about finding BHT in pet food

Chemistry

Teen chemist uncovers potentially harmful preservatives in pet food

Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Mackensey Wilson measured levels of a chemical called BHT in three pet food brands.

By Maria TemmingDecember 3, 2024

Boosted by rocket propellants, a rocket blasts off carrying the space shuttle Discovery. Clouds of smoke and steam billow near the ground.

Chemistry

Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

By Maria TemmingNovember 25, 2024

Chemistry

Experiment: What makes ice melt fastest?

By Science BuddiesNovember 25, 2024

Earth

Two people walk on a frozen surface. The patterned glow of a sundog appears on the horizon.

Earth

Scientists Say: Sundog

A sundog appears in the sky when sunlight shines through tiny ice crystals suspended in the air.

By Alison Pearce StevensDecember 2, 2024

A photo of a skeleton with broken bones in an excavated house in Pompeii, Italy.

Earth

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

By Carolyn GramlingNovember 15, 2024

a picture of lava shooting out of a volcano and flowing away in a stream

Earth

Explainer: How volcanoes erupt

By Carolyn WilkeNovember 15, 2024

Humans

reconstruction of the ancient hominid known as Lucy

Fossils

50 years on, Lucy offers lessons for achieving fossil fame

Since the discovery of Lucy's skeleton in 1974, a catchy name and ongoing scientific debates have kept this human ancestor in the spotlight.

By Bruce Bower13 hours ago

Archaeology

Let’s learn about ancient pyramids

By Maria TemmingNovember 19, 2024

Earth

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

By Carolyn GramlingNovember 15, 2024

Life

Fossils

50 years on, Lucy offers lessons for achieving fossil fame

Since the discovery of Lucy's skeleton in 1974, a catchy name and ongoing scientific debates have kept this human ancestor in the spotlight.

By Bruce Bower13 hours ago

Biologist Sally Warring examines a jar containing pond water. She is a white woman with brown, straight hair and fair skin.

Microbes

Under the microscope, this biologist sees a tiny jungle

By Maria TemmingDecember 4, 2024

Chemistry

Teen chemist uncovers potentially harmful preservatives in pet food

By Maria TemmingDecember 3, 2024

Math

a girl on a skateboard going down a half pipe as seen from the side, she's wearing a white helmet and kneepads

Math

Math reveals how skateboarders can ramp up their half-pipe power

To pick up speed, half-pipe skaters pump — move between crouching and standing — as they roll. A new study shows the fastest way to the top.

By Kendra RedmondNovember 11, 2024

Math

Scientists Say: Fractal

By Katie Grace CarpenterAugust 12, 2024

Volodymyr Borysenko is leaning over a laptop showing his research at Regeneron ISEF. He has light brown hair and is wearing a white tunic with blue embroidery around his collar and down the middle of his shirt.

Computing

Teen’s battle simulator could help Ukraine’s troops fend off attacks

By McKenzie PrillamanJune 25, 2024

Physics

Sonic The Hedgehog grinds along a loop de loop in the air. A gray air fortress is in the background.

Animals

To clear loops, Sonic the Hedgehog must hit the right speed

 Most animals don’t run through loops. Sonic would need the physics behind roller coasters and race cars to clear one.

By Aaron TremperDecember 2, 2024

a photo of a group of multiethnic young adults, some with very coily kinky hair, one with curly hair and one with straight hair

Health & Medicine

Science & Society

Space

Materials Science

Scientists Say: Quantum dot

By Maria TemmingNovember 11, 2024

Yash Mehta stands in front of a scientific poster with words and pictures describing his project. The braille reader he holds is an electronic device with several wires and components.

Tech

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

By Maria TemmingNovember 5, 2024

Topics

Chemistry

Teen chemist uncovers potentially harmful preservatives in pet food

Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

Experiment: What makes ice melt fastest?

Earth

Scientists Say: Sundog

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

Explainer: How volcanoes erupt

Humans

50 years on, Lucy offers lessons for achieving fossil fame

Let’s learn about ancient pyramids

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

Life

50 years on, Lucy offers lessons for achieving fossil fame

Under the microscope, this biologist sees a tiny jungle

Teen chemist uncovers potentially harmful preservatives in pet food

Math

Math reveals how skateboarders can ramp up their half-pipe power

Scientists Say: Fractal

Teen’s battle simulator could help Ukraine’s troops fend off attacks

Physics

To clear loops, Sonic the Hedgehog must hit the right speed

Science works to demystify hair and help it behave

It’s electric! Long-sought new field found in Earth’s atmosphere

Science & Society

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

Our brains might help explain why people disagree on politics

Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

Space

Let’s learn about supernovas

Microscopic black holes may be flying through our solar system

The moon has new tales to share, some from its secretive far side

Tech

Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

Scientists Say: Quantum dot

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

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