When you think of ancient pyramids, your mind probably goes to Egypt. Ancient Egyptians built these monuments as tombs for their kings, starting around 2700 B.C. Perhaps the most famous…

Monotreme (noun, “MON-oh-treem”) Monotremes are a unique group of mammals that lay eggs. Only five species of monotreme exist today. All live in either Australia or New Guinea. The platypus…

Some tadpoles seem to have a unique way to keep their watery cribs clean: They don’t poop for weeks! These baby Eiffinger’s tree frogs live in Taiwan and on the…

Nearly 2,000 years ago, a huge volcano in southern Italy suddenly, explosively woke up. Ash and gas from the eruption killed at least 1,500 people in the cities of Pompeii…

Some 640,000 years ago, a massive eruption rocked the land that, today, is Yellowstone National Park. The eruption spewed ash across much of the area that’s now the United States.…

Michelle Gaines’ hair naturally curls into tight coils. Keeping it neat and healthy has proven a challenge for this busy polymer chemist. She’s read all those product promises and watched…

Dandruff flakes on your hair or shoulders don’t look good. The itchy scalp that comes with it is no fun, either. In fact, although dandruff shows up on your hair,…

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in Earth’s atmosphere. This ambipolar electric field had been predicted to exist decades ago. But it had never…

Insects already have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. But now, they can add an acid-loving fungus to the list. The fungus works with a type of…