The wings of many flying insects — bees, butterflies and dragonflies, for instance — seem to follow the same blueprint: A solid surface or membrane pushes against the air to…

For bringing quantum effects to a scale once thought impossible, three physicists will take home the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics. In the 1980s, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John…

Key concepts: planet science, temperature, recording data, analyzing data Credits: Megan Arnett, PhD, Science Buddies Depending on where you live, during colder months the ground might be covered in snow,…

The body’s immune system recruits certain cells to fight infections and help heal wounds. Afterwards, another group of cells will tell those recruits it’s time to stand down. That second…

Space junk, (noun, “sp-ACE Junk”) Space junk, also called space debris, refers to trash left in space by humans. This trash includes objects as large as abandoned satellites and as…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you’re outside during a heat wave in Texas, the shade of oak trees can be tempting. But when it’s really hot, levels of lung-irritating ozone and…

The knotted, intricately braided string was like none Sabine Hyland had ever seen. Made of human hair, it was part of an ancient device used by the Inca. These people…

You’re more likely to be struck by lightning than bitten by a shark. Millions of people swim in the seas each year. But an average of just 64 bites are…

Picture a shark. You might think of a great white stalking beachgoers in a movie. Or maybe a hammerhead, with its distinctive T-shaped noggin. Or the extinct megalodon, the largest…

Most of us don’t think too much about what’s in our pee. We go, we flush, we forget. But that wastes a golden opportunity, some scientists say. They’re finding new…