ChemistryJanuary 24, 2018
Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks
One promising candidate is eco-friendly and poses no known risks to human health
Chemistry
MedicineJanuary 18, 2018
Scientists Move Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine
Researchers hope their new approach, which works well in lab animals, may save more lives
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ConservationJanuary 10, 2018
Glow Sticks Help Ecologists Study Amphibians
Ecologists needed a way to more easily keep track of populations of amphibians, and green glow sticks lit the way.
ChemistryDecember 25, 2017
Watching How Rare, Meteoric Diamonds Form
A shock collision experiment maps their transition from graphite in real time
ChemistryDecember 22, 2017
The Truth about Those "Alien Alloys" in The New York Times UFO Story
Is the government really stockpiling materials in a Nevada building that scientists cannot identify?
ChemistryDecember 14, 2017
Sudsy Science: Not All Shampoos Foam Alike
A foamy science project from Science Buddies
FitnessDecember 12, 2017
The Skinny on Fat
Biochemist Sylvia Tara talks about her book The Secret Life of Fat: The Science behind the Body's Least-Understood Organ and What It Means for You.
BiologyDecember 1, 2017
Smoke Taint: Wildfires Pose a Growing Threat to Winegrowers
Wildfires can contaminate grapes and ruin the beverage's flavor
ChemistryNovember 30, 2017
Invisible Marshmallow Ink--Send Sweet Secret Messages Using Marshmallows!
A hot new kitchen science activity from Science Buddies
AerospaceNovember 23, 2017
Jet Fuel from Sugarcane? It’s Not a Flight of Fancy
Researchers have found that engineered sugarcane could yield more than 2,500 liters of bio-jet fuel per acre of land
ChemistryNovember 16, 2017
Make Your Own Magic Dough
Shape up your kitchen chemistry skills with this science activity from Science Buddies
BiologyNovember 12, 2017
Life’s First Molecule Was Protein, Not RNA, New Model Suggests
The findings add to the longstanding debate over which were the first self-replicating molecules