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.…

A beach day on early Mars would not have been a pleasant getaway. A new look at the Red Planet has turned up a possible ancient coastline in its northern…