A little-known element is shedding light on the birthplaces of enslaved Africans sent to other continents. From the 1400s to the 1800s, more than 12 million Africans were sold into…

Getting hit by lightning is not usually good. But one tropical tree seems to invite heaven’s wrath. In fact, it can benefit from a powerful electric jolt or two. The…

Columbus, Ohio — When you imagine a robot, slithery snakes and huggable koalas may not come to mind. But innovative teens have been using “soft” robotics to create such bio-inspired…

Interstellar medium (noun, “IN-ter-STEH-ler MEE-dee-um”) The interstellar medium is the gas, dust and radiation filling the space between stars within a galaxy. Interstellar space refers to the regions between stars.…

For people who squint trying to read a road sign or the writing on a whiteboard at the front of a classroom, here’s some good news. There are effective ways…

Columbus, Ohio — Viruses can be scary, and COVID-19 reminded us why. “We can prevent viral diseases quite well by vaccination,” says Adam Kovalčík, 19. But once someone is infected,…

Keeping the International Space Station clean is a high priority for NASA. Air filters, weekly wipe-downs and vacuuming are a must. Still, astronauts there often develop health problems. These include…

Columbus, Ohio — Is this text AI-generated? That question crops up a lot these days. Computer software to flag AI-generated text exists. But most programs share one crucial weakness, says…

Have you ever imagined a video game you’d love to make? If you have an idea for a story or a picture, you can easily grab a pencil and start…

In the beginning, Earth was a hot and lonely planet. It also lacked water. Then, after hundreds of millions of years, the planet cooled, oceans formed — and life emerged.…