According to our current understanding of the universe, quarks are fundamental, point-like particles: basic building blocks ...

Through simple hands-on lessons, students can follow their curiosity, get messy, and explore the world around them.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a previously unknown system inside cells that works like internal “trade winds,” rapidly carrying essential proteins to the cell’s ...

It was a mind-blowing day for hundreds of students and teachers in the western suburbs on Wednesday as they took a field trip ...

For the first time, scientists have directly imaged the quantum process underlying superconductivity, a phenomenon in which ...

The experiment also showed that tuning the light beam controlled the propulsion—the stronger the laser, the greater the ...

China has launched a first-of-its-kind floating artificial island designed to support deep-sea scientific research in all weather conditions.

Purple potato grown in microgravity aboard ISS. A strange, tentacled object floating aboard the International Space Station recently sent the internet into a frenzy, with many mistaking it for ...

Scientists have created a new kind of time crystal using sound waves to levitate tiny beads in mid-air. These particles interact in a one-sided, unbalanced way, breaking the usual rules of motion and ...

A 17-year-old whiz kid whose Irvine home was at the center of an FBI and hazmat squad probe last week said the search was all because of his science experiment. Federal authorities said they were ...

Seven years ago Alastair Pilkington, a glass expert, whose father Sir Harry is chief of Britain’s great Pilkington glass company, was helping his wife wash dishes. Watching the suds floating on the ...

Mad Science partners with schools to offer STEM enrichment programs designed to boost academic achievement while sparking curiosity and creativity. Through interactive experiments and guided ...