Explore the inner workings of escalators in this informative video. With insights sourced from Howstuffworks, New World ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...

Proteins carry out almost every important function in our body, from copying our DNA to turning the food we eat into energy.

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use ...

After decades of limited options, allergy care is may no longer a one-size-fits-all treatment approach. As sneezes, coughs, and runny noses take over spring allergy season, researchers are finding a ...

A Dalai Lama once said that our prime purpose in this life is to help others – and he may have been right. Scientists have found that having a positive impact on other people seems to be a key element ...

Plants make chemical weapons to protect themselves, and many of these compounds have become vital to human medicine. Researchers found that one powerful plant chemical is produced using a gene that ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through science decades later. Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist and founder of ...

Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritized, how evidence is translated into practice and who ultimately ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on scientists and scientific research. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers ...

We issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change. Climate Matters is ...