In an interview from 2012, Jack Bishop from America’s Test Kitchen explains how science can sharpen your cooking skills.

Researchers found hundreds of viruses that prey on bacteria on toothbrushes and showerheads. They’re unlikely to pose a ...

The “one-of-a-kind” fossil of Navaornis hestiae helps fill a giant gap in scientists’ understanding of how bird brains ...

In her new book, medical historian Dr. Elsa Richardson discusses the changing cultural and scientific understandings of the ...

What is a science book that inspired a sense of wonder or made you more curious about the world?

Why ask, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" when you can instead consider, "Why did the road cross the land?" ...

Did you know that there are ten quintillion—or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000—individual insects on the planet? That means that ...

As highways have become almost ubiquitous in the US, motorists travel faster and farther—resulting in more traffic.

Annelise Rittberg watches as their four friends enjoy a late summer dip in Lake Michigan just south of Belmont Harbor. Credit: Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ This article is part of The State of ...