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Chemistry

Chemistry

Snail slime + gold could boost the power of sunscreens and more

These two strange ingredients could make skin-care products that our better for both our skin and the environment.

By Katie Grace CarpenterJanuary 12, 2022

Chemistry

Explainer: What is a metal?

By Katie Grace CarpenterJanuary 12, 2022

Chemistry

Could reusable ‘jelly ice’ cubes replace regular ice?

By Katie Grace CarpenterJanuary 10, 2022

Earth

Chemistry

Scientists Say: Silicon

The chemical element silicon is used to make everything from bricks to cookware to electronics.

By Maria TemmingJanuary 10, 2022

Earth

Climate change is upping the height of Earth’s lower atmosphere

By Freda KreierJanuary 3, 2022

Animals

As the tropics warm, some birds are shrinking

By Jonathan LambertDecember 23, 2021

Humans

Psychology

To excel at basketball, it’s mind over matter

Get your head in the game. Top basketball coaches value psychological traits more than physical ones when recruiting players, says a new study.

By Avery Elizabeth HurtJanuary 7, 2022

Health & Medicine

Let’s learn about snot

By Maria TemmingJanuary 4, 2022

Humans

Snap! High-speed video captures the physics of snapping fingers

By Emily ConoverDecember 15, 2021

Life

Life

In blazing heat, some plants open leaf pores — and risk death

When heat waves and droughts collide, water is precious. Some thirsty plants try to cool off by opening tiny pores — only to lose water even faster.

By Jaime ChambersJanuary 14, 2022

Materials Science

Analyze This: This material for 3-D printing is made by microbes

By Carolyn WilkeJanuary 11, 2022

Life

Explainer: What is an invasive species?

By Jaime ChambersJanuary 6, 2022

Math

Life

From icebergs to smoke, forecasting where dangers will drift

Smoke drifts. Fish eggs float downstream. Where such drifting things end up may seem a mystery. But research can predict where they’ll end up.

By Rachel CrowellDecember 16, 2021

Animals

Endangered or just rare? Statistics give meaning to the head counts

By Rachel CrowellAugust 26, 2021

Math

Scientists Say: Pi

By Bethany BrookshireApril 26, 2021

Physics

Space

Explainer: Telescopes see light — and sometimes ancient history

Different kinds of telescopes on Earth and in space help us to see all wavelengths of light. Some can even peer billions of years back in time.

By Trisha MuroJanuary 13, 2022

Chemistry

Explainer: What is a metal?

By Katie Grace CarpenterJanuary 12, 2022

Chemistry

Snail slime + gold could boost the power of sunscreens and more

By Katie Grace CarpenterJanuary 12, 2022

Science & Society

Psychology

Discriminatory policing takes a toll on teens and tweens

Black teens and tweens are several times more likely than white youths their age to be harmed by police.

By Kathiann KowalskiNovember 30, 2021

Computing

Space

The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope has a big to-do list

By Lisa GrossmanJanuary 13, 2022

Chemistry

Scientists Say: Silicon

By Maria TemmingJanuary 10, 2022

Topics

Chemistry

Snail slime + gold could boost the power of sunscreens and more

Explainer: What is a metal?

Could reusable ‘jelly ice’ cubes replace regular ice?

Earth

Scientists Say: Silicon

Climate change is upping the height of Earth’s lower atmosphere

As the tropics warm, some birds are shrinking

Humans

To excel at basketball, it’s mind over matter

Let’s learn about snot

Snap! High-speed video captures the physics of snapping fingers

Life

In blazing heat, some plants open leaf pores — and risk death

Analyze This: This material for 3-D printing is made by microbes

Explainer: What is an invasive species?

Math

From icebergs to smoke, forecasting where dangers will drift

Endangered or just rare? Statistics give meaning to the head counts

Scientists Say: Pi

Physics

Explainer: Telescopes see light — and sometimes ancient history

Explainer: What is a metal?

Snail slime + gold could boost the power of sunscreens and more

Science & Society

Discriminatory policing takes a toll on teens and tweens

Easy for you, tough for a robot

Psychology shines light on the harm racism can do

Space

Explainer: Telescopes see light — and sometimes ancient history

The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope has a big to-do list

Scientists Say: Solar wind

Tech

Explainer: Telescopes see light — and sometimes ancient history

The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope has a big to-do list

Scientists Say: Silicon

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