Hike north on the Appalachian Trail and the scenery slowly transforms. Rugged, steep ridgelines in Tennessee and Virginia soften into the broad summits and smooth peaks of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

If you’re looking for fun (and surprisingly simple) science experiments to do with your kids at home, a new website created ...

Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students ...

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Southern California’s beaches have grown more than 500 acres over the past four decades despite being one of the most heavily urbanized and dammed coastal regions in the world, according to a new ...

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised ...

Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA retention during freeze–thaw cycles, highlighting icy environments as potential drivers of protocell evolution. Today ...

Large language models (LLMs) can suggest hypotheses, write code and draft papers, and AI agents are automating parts of the research process. Although this can accelerate science, it also makes it ...

Strange circular patterns beneath Scotland’s coastal waters are puzzling scientists. Linked to fragile seagrass meadows, the formations may signal recovery, stress, or deeper ecosystem change.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Smitten with Science” at the Great Lakes Science Center blends candy, chemistry and creativity into a hands-on Valentine’s season experience designed to show kids that science can ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Everyone knows it's cold it is outside. The entire Philadelphia region has remained below freezing for the seventh day in a row, with little relief in sight. But we are tapping ...