Engineering

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Winners of the annual Ig Nobel awards include the science of tipsy bats and the physics of cacio e pepe

An attosecond—or 0.000000000000000001 second—is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and molecules, and laser-wielding scientists are revealing the action

Refreezing the melting sea ice in the Arctic is more complicated than you would think. The U.K. is funding geoengineering experiments like this one to curb the effects of climate change.

A new mathematical model helps to advance the centuries-old art of knitting

Bacterial genes protect animals—and their predators—from harmful contamination

From public health to space exploration, advisory panels have helped U.S. agencies make smarter decisions. The Trump administration wants to kill them

About 20 people die every day in the U.S. after being hit by a car. To make walking safer, we need a big cultural shift in how we view pedestrian safety

With wildfires happening more often and burning more area, homes need to be “hardened” to make them more fire-resistant

This tiny instrument lets users taste things—without actually eating them—by releasing a combination of chemicals that reconstruct different tastes. But replicating associated smells and textures will take some time

Highway widening projects usually don’t solve congestion, but less expensive toll programs known as congestion pricing can. Here’s why

A genetic tweak keeps potatoes efficient in the heat