When someone is trapped in an avalanche, there is very little time before their oxygen supply runs out. A new safety device, though, can channel air to the buried person’s…

Taxonomy (noun, “tax-ON-uh-mee”) Taxonomy is the science of grouping living things into categories. This field involves two major tasks. One is to develop categories for living things. These categories are…

Before Katie Mack became a scientist, she was the kid taking apart TV remotes and building solar-powered cars out of LEGOs. “I’d take things apart and put them back together…

Step, shake, clap. A group of teens moves to the beat. In a video of their dance, colorful starbursts break out from their hands. These girls created their own moves.…

Crying over chopped onions could be a thing of the past. Slicing with sharper blades and slower cuts can eliminate those painful tears, a new study finds. A chemical formed…

Antarctic fish build surprisingly organized neighborhoods of nests — and in some very odd shapes. Scientists spotted this aquatic architecture in the Weddell Sea. Those waters, off the coast of…

Plenty of species have gone to space. Monkeys and dogs were among the first astronauts and cosmonauts. Those animals were sent on missions to see how space travel might affect…

Slippery ice is something most of us have encountered, whether it’s been under our boots, car tires or skates. But why ice is so slick has puzzled scientists for centuries.…

Logarithm (noun, “LOG-uh-rih-thəm”) A logarithm refers to the number of times you must multiply a number by itself to get another number. You can think of logarithms as another way…