A large number of U.S. high school students vape e-cigarettes. Many of these vaping teens want to quit. A new study suggests that a drug used to stop smoking can help.…

Tauonium (noun, “TAW-oh-nee-um”) Tauonium is a type of atom that scientists suspect may exist but have not yet spotted. Unlike typical atoms, it would lack protons, neutrons and electrons. Atoms…

Cats come in many colors and patterns. And bright orange is one of the most striking. The mystery of what gene gives ginger cats their hue has stumped scientists for…

Every beat of your heart pushes blood through thousands of kilometers (miles) of vessels in your body. Each of those pulses puts pressure on the vessel walls. And sometimes it’s…

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a lone black hole. This rogue is wandering around the Milky Way — our galaxy — with no companion star.…

They say April showers bring May flowers. But here’s another upside to rain any time of year: It could power some of your lights with clean, green energy.  Hydropower typically…

Prototype (noun, “PROH-toh-typ”) A prototype is a test version of an invention or product. It could be a physical item. But it could also be something digital, such as an…

The buzz of an approaching bee or wasp spurs many people to flee. Some plants respond to “hearing” insects, too. One common garden bloom can tell the difference between the…

Summertime soaks in the pool often leave fingertips shriveled and pruney. Each time someone goes for a dip, their digits wrinkle in the precise same patterns, data now show. Those…