Summer is the time for sunshine, but Americans have been getting a surplus of heat this summer, with millions of people across the Southeast recently facing a blistering heat wave with heat indexes, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Imagine you purchased a swanky new chair. The paperwork claims the piece of furniture was made from legally sourced wood. But how can you be sure?

Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron ...

When viewing paintings, people usually focus on what they can see. But often, the stories behind the painting — from how it was made to how it got to a museum — are just as interesting. “On the Same ...

Scientists have developed a powerful new way to trace the journey of water across the planet by reading tiny atomic clues hidden inside it. Slightly heavier versions of hydrogen and oxygen, called ...

When it comes to making a splash, technique tops brute force. In the competitive sport of Manu jumping, a flamboyant, cannonball-style splash sport from the Māori and Pasifika communities of New ...

Professor Michael Barresi has long been exploring that question in his research in development biology. Now, he’s taking up the topic in a new way: via visual art. Barresi, who is professor of ...

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