Everyday Science

A new proposal pegs the start of the Anthropocene to the little ice age and the Columbian Exchange

A similar butte in the Czech Republic gives researchers a clue that helps solve the mystery of the massive Wyoming formation’s geometric structure

Each year it seems a little less like science fiction to ask your phone for advice about local chinese food or trust your car to get you to a new location.

There are many reasons to seek help from a dog trainer, and Cat Warren confronted almost all of them when a new puppy came barreling into her life.

Advanced aircraft flies around the world on a wing and a sunbeam

An illuminating new documentary reveals deliberate efforts to obfuscate global warming

I'm not a scold about scientific accuracy in film. As long as a movie is not built on a fundamentally stupid premise (“Lucy,” the Scarlet Johansson vehicle predicated on the false notion that humans use only 10 percent of their brains, comes to mind), I am happy to let myself be entertained.

The City of Light’s green makeover touched the iconic Eiffel Tower last week as it ramped up two onsite wind turbines. These turbines are installed inside the tower’s metal scaffolding on the second level, and are painted in the same color to minimize their visual impact on the 126-year-old tower.

Global warming is headed back to the future as the CO2 level reaches a new high

An earthy exercise from Science Buddies

Parts of this supposed vast emptiness smell like rotten eggs or gunpowder.

Physicist Marcia Barbosa will present a free live Webcast on the scientific mysteries of H20