In Hawaii, ocean trash — including old fishing nets — is being recycled to cover roads. The process is experimental, but it shows promise as a way to deal with…

As a species, humans like it cold. Even now, we live in an “ice age.” Though the term may bring to mind saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths, such ages are…

Some clouds are flat. Others are puffy. Some are pretty and turn orange or red at sunrise or sunset. Others signal stormy weather and can produce precipitation, such as rain,…

You may not know methanol by name, but this alcohol plays a big role in making a lot of the things in our lives. It’s an ingredient in plastics and…

It takes a village to deliver a whale calf. That’s what the most detailed video ever of a sperm whale birth shows. In the footage, a female whale in labor…

Metal-organic framework, (noun, “MEH-tal Or-GAN-ik FRAYM-werk”) Metal-organic frameworks — or MOFs — are a type of material made of metal– and carbon-based molecules. These molecules are linked together into complex,…

Objective: Find out whether people can tell the difference between real pictures and AI-generated images. Areas of science: Artificial intelligence, human behavior Difficulty: Medium intermediate Time required: Short (2–5 days)…

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nervous? One day soon, relief might be just a chew away. For years, research has been showing that chemicals found in passionflower plants can help fight anxiety.…

Of all the strange and spectacular things in outer space, nothing is stranger or more spectacular than black holes. These cosmic oddballs can’t even be described without contradiction. Unlike a…