Some hydrogels are made of natural polymers. Jell-O is a good example. It contains a natural polymer called gelatin. Other ...

When water droplets take on an electric charge, rain can become corrosive and start to eat through bridges, cars and more, ...

Dark matter isn’t the universe’s only “missing” matter. Distant bursts of radio waves have now turned up vast, faint gas ...

Top prizes went for an icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image ...

The wild world is full of roars, whoops and songs. Scientists are using such sounds to guide efforts to help save species at ...

Thunderstorms bring a hidden glow to forests. The same forces that trigger lightning also make treetops sparkle like Christmas-tree toppers (even if this is barely visible to the human eye). For ...

Slowing protein production to just a trickle might help Spider-Man control the level of his superpowers, Lieberman says. He ...

Researchers recently learned that bees can swim. New findings show that bees paddle toward shade and dark to reach shore.

This five-story-tall waterfall in Antarctica gets its blood-red color from the same reaction that creates rust.

When you look at the white surface after staring at the red-colored object, your eyes will essentially receive equal doses of ...

Rip off a piece of tape in a dark room and you may see a flash of light. This happens because the peeling tape releases energy that creates tiny sparks. It might seem like just a neat little trick.

Early theropod species appear to have been mostly carnivorous. Over time, however, the group evolved into a diverse range of ...