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Can engineering save Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier?

Icebergs bigger than aircraft carriers crowd the area where Thwaites Glacier pours into the ocean. Those bergs calve from this and other glaciers that ooze off the edges of the…

Mosquitoes taste you before they decide to bite

At a summer barbecue, mosquitoes feast on some guests while luckier partiers stay bite-free. New research helps explains why: Some people just taste better. “It feels personal sometimes, like why…

Earth farts may explain some spooky floating lights

Ghostly lights in South Carolina might trace to earthquake activity, new research suggests. Since the 1950s, people have reported strange balls of light floating down a road along old railroad…

Experiment: Make the fastest rubber band paddleboat

Objective: Design and build your own rubber band paddleboat Areas of science: Mechanical engineering Difficulty: Medium beginner Time required: ≤ 1 day Prerequisites: None Material availability: Bathtub or kiddie pool…