One of a telescope operator’s main jobs is to keep stray light out of the instrument. Unwelcome light can wash out the cosmic glimmers of distant stars and galaxies. During…

Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people’s. He’d hear people talk about how they pictured what a character from a book should…

When you think a person is old, just how old are they? Does 50 seem old? What about 75? Or 100? That may be old for a human being. But…

In comic books, Spider-Man swings from skyscrapers, hanging from super-strong threads of silk. He shoots these sticky threads from his wrists. Now researchers have found a way to mimic this…

Objective: To investigate which liquid will keep sliced apples looking the freshest Areas of science: Chemistry, Food Science Difficulty: Hard beginner Time required: ≤ 1 day Prerequisites: None Material availability:…

There is something unique about the color purple: Our brain makes it up. So you might just call purple a pigment of our imagination. It’s also a fascinating example of…

Chimera (noun, “ky-MEER-ah”) A chimera is an individual organism made of cells from two or more organisms. The name chimera comes from Greek mythology. In mythology, the Chimera was a…

Scientists have found a coral that’s so huge it can be seen from space. This coral was discovered in October off the coast of the Solomon Islands. That’s a small…

Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling life forms. There’s a new green, mutant hulk in town. This hefty microbe — nicknamed “Chonkus” by the scientists who found it — appears to have…