Researchers have discovered remains of a very ancient glacier — one that could be more than a million years old. It lay hidden on a remote island in the Canadian…

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — Astronomers have for the first time been able to see the innards of an exoplanet directly. Some 800 light-years away, this Neptune-sized world is spilling its guts…

In the dead of night, bats and insects are locked in an acoustic war. Bats send out ultrasonic clicks and listen for the echoes to home in on insect prey.…

Dimension (noun, “dih-MEN-shun”) In math, a dimension describes how many numbers you need to specify a particular location. Imagine a number line. You only need one number to pinpoint a…

At times, cats seem to behave more like liquids than solids. They slip through crevices, squeeze under doors and fill containers of various shapes. A new study testing cats’ liquid-like…

For James Whitfield, math is not something to dread. In fact, in college he often turned to math problems to relieve stress. He’d relax by solving equations from a textbook…

More than 20 years ago, a spaceship from Earth reached Saturn, the ringed giant. Called Cassini, its voyage took seven long years. For the next 13 years, it circled the…

Objective: Find the lowest amount and temperature of water required to cook pasta. Areas of science: Cooking & Food Science Difficulty: Easy intermediate Time required: 6–10 days Prerequisites: You must…

In the world of Harry Potter, memories can be manipulated with the flick of a wand. Albus Dumbledore reels wispy memories out of his head and puts them in a…

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger biology fan than 12-year-old Giselle Drewett. Studying biology was the main way she learned to read — a challenge for her, growing up…