Pyrolysis (noun, “Py-RAW-leh-sis”) Pyrolysis is a process though which heat breaks down large molecules into smaller ones. It is just one of the chemical reactions that occurs when something is…

Since June, scientists have been warning that Earth might experience an El Niño unlike any other. It now appears they were right. The periodic climate beast that emerged this year…

Imagine a superhero that can release a smell so pungent that its enemies stop fighting. For naked mole-rats, the queen wields such power. Naked mole-rat queens release a calming scent to control their colonies,…

Humans aren’t the only animals who fart. Take Dakota, an English cocker spaniel. When she was getting older, she could no longer hold in her gas, says Em Finke, Dakota’s…

One recent morning, as I was getting ready for the day, I carefully snapped a small sensor to my underwear — right under my butt. Then I worked out, did…