Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

Without the usual ingredients, creativity stepped in. See what happens when rotting seeds become the center of a surprising experiment. #DIYExperiment #Curiosity #ScienceFun ...

The EPA is accepting public comments on its preliminary assessment plan for review of fluoride in drinking water.

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

Fossils are remarkable for their ability to viscerally connect us with long-lost life. The bulk of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, ...

To store heat for days, weeks, or months, you need to trap the energy in the bonds of a molecule that can later release heat on demand. The approach to this particular chemistry problem is called ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’ ...

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breathing new life into the scientific understanding of neptunium, a unique, radioactive, metallic element — and a key ...

I thought leaf propagation would be easy… but things did not go as planned 😅 Rot, slow roots, and a few fails later, I’m sharing what went wrong and what I’d do differently next time. Learn from my ...

Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the coming weeks. The mission will be the first crewed mission to the vicinity of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...