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This toy-inspired centrifuge could enable medical testing in remote locations, and costs just 20 cents to make.

These maps show the “threat hotspots” around the world where consumption in the U.S. and Japan impact endangered wildlife.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 4, 2017. It is a Nature Video production.

Many houseplants can scrub irritants like acetone from the air, but which ones do it best?

In a Christmas tradition, the defense organization NORAD helps us keep track of Santa as he zips around the world delivering toys.

Researchers put a tiny ice rink on a tipping platform to measure how much grip winter boots really have.

Researchers can crack open stalagmites to uncover ancient earthquakes and changes in cave climate.

Whistles let shepherds communicate between distant hillsides because a whistled sound wave travels farther than spoken words.

Take a light-speed trip through the solar system to catch up on 2016’s biggest stories from our celestial neighborhood.

Produced with support from Explore Scientific

When polls try to tease out what a group of people is thinking, what are they measuring and how can they go wrong?

Don’t settle for limp, soggy turkey skin—use science when you roast your bird to get that perfect, crackling bite.

Scientists used special microphones to let us listen in on a tickled rat’s titters.

The news cycle might make you feel like someone else is pulling the strings--but are humans really ruled by the way they feel?