Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people’s. He’d hear people talk about how they pictured what a character from a book should…

When you think a person is old, just how old are they? Does 50 seem old? What about 75? Or 100? That may be old for a human being. But…

In comic books, Spider-Man swings from skyscrapers, hanging from super-strong threads of silk. He shoots these sticky threads from his wrists. Now researchers have found a way to mimic this…

Objective: To investigate which liquid will keep sliced apples looking the freshest Areas of science: Chemistry, Food Science Difficulty: Hard beginner Time required: ≤ 1 day Prerequisites: None Material availability:…

There is something unique about the color purple: Our brain makes it up. So you might just call purple a pigment of our imagination. It’s also a fascinating example of…

Chimera (noun, “ky-MEER-ah”) A chimera is an individual organism made of cells from two or more organisms. The name chimera comes from Greek mythology. In mythology, the Chimera was a…

Scientists have found a coral that’s so huge it can be seen from space. This coral was discovered in October off the coast of the Solomon Islands. That’s a small…

Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling life forms. There’s a new green, mutant hulk in town. This hefty microbe — nicknamed “Chonkus” by the scientists who found it — appears to have…