Philanthropy backs bold science as federal funds shrink. Schmidt Polymaths support Saad Bhamla’s work on biomechanics of everyday organisms from ripple bugs to flamingos.

When the quark hypothesis was first proposed more than 10 years ago, there were supposed to be three kinds of quark. The ...

Staunton, Virginia sits in the Shenandoah Valley like a perfectly kept secret that somehow everyone knows about but nobody talks about enough. This place has mastered the art of being spectacular ...

McLean County has one Nobel Prize winner — but oh what a one! Modern electronics rests upon Clinton Davisson’s physics experiments bombarding a block of crystalized nickel with electrons.

Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds.

In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature ...

Schools are supposed to shift from book learning to a more hands-on, participatory model of education, but teachers say they lack the resources.

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...

Dark energy —the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the universe’s greatest mysteries. The most widely accepted theory currently suggests ...

Nine students from the University of North Georgia (UNG) participated in National Science Foundation (NSF) Research ...

These experiments are safe, affordable, and highly visual—ideal for home or hostel. Try them with simple explanations, ask ...