A deck brush can be a good tool for the right task. Just ask Veronika, a Brown Swiss cow. She uses both ends of a deck brush to scratch various…

Many meat and dairy products from cows and sheep contain an unusual type of fat. Due to the chemical bonds between their carbon atoms, these fats resemble saturated types such…

American dietary guidelines have gotten an overhaul. In January, the U.S. federal government unveiled a new food pyramid. Unlike the classic food pyramid, the new one is an upside-down triangle.…

Can you name every ingredient in a Twinkie? It’s not easy: The list has more than 35. You might recognize the eggs, sugar and flour. But after that, it gets…

Dogs with squished faces may be adorable. But that cuteness can come at a cost to the dogs. Among some breeds with such flattened faces, fewer than 11 percent can…

Harmful algal blooms plague waterways worldwide. Many are due to overgrowth of toxin-producing cyanobacteria. Their toxins can sicken both people and animals. But chemicals currently used to fight algal blooms,…

From Harry Potter to The Lord of The Rings, tall tales regale us with the potential benefits of invisibility. Many researchers would like to bring such benefits to the real…

Entropy (noun, “EN-troh-pee”) Entropy is a measure of the randomness of particles and energy in a system. High entropy means high randomness. Low entropy means low randomness. Imagine building a…

The Artemis II astronauts have safely returned from their historic voyage around the moon. On April 10, their Orion spacecraft entered Earth’s atmosphere at more than 38,000 kilometers per hour…