Our bodies weren’t made to sit for hours in a classroom — or anywhere else. That may be why it’s so hard for many kids to stay focused on their…

Here’s a no-jab way to get vaccinated. Just open your mouth and floss. This approach works well in mice, scientists report. They hope a version for people could work, too.…

Designing a new class of versatile metal-and-carbon molecules has earned three scientists the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Think of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, as honeycombs or cages. Inside are…

At 3 a.m. on a crisp May night in Chile, all seemed well with the world’s largest digital camera. Until it didn’t. Inside the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Sandrine…

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…