Submerged seaweed can store carbon at the bottom of the sea, but how effective the strategy will be remains unclear
When it was introduced in 1984, Apple's Macintosh didn't have any striking technological breakthroughs, but it did make it easier for people to operate a computer
A solar-powered electric vehicle, an at-home “multiscope,” an office bike that charges your devices and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade show
At crime scenes around the world, the forensic entomologist Paola Magni is taking her field into uncharted waters
In South Carolina, members of the local Black community are teaming up with scientists to produce a novel study of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
With origins dating back to the 16th century, paddle sports have always had an unmistakable allure
As populations plummet across Africa, researchers have designed an ingenious method to study the graceful creatures
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Found in the Tian Shan mountains, <em>Malus sieversii</em> could hold the secret to making other species of the fruit more stress-resistant
Powered by compressed air, the system transported millions of letters between 1897 and 1953
Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more
A keen sense of what shoppers wanted made her eponymous company the first woman-owned business on the American Stock Exchange
This year’s top titles include an art history primer, a collection of silly poems and a mathematical word problem in disguise
The award-winning set designer Es Devlin explores the art of creating spectacle
Odeuropa is an online database of scents from 16th- to early 20th-century Europe culled from historical literature and art
In the birthplace of Italian sculpture, a powerful automated machine tries its hand at an ancient craft
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From coding to building to circuitry, these educational activities support basic skills to serve children in science, engineering and beyond
A Danish graphic designer has pieced together historic photos and maps to create an interactive digital diorama of the fateful moments
The sample of the space rock Bennu that OSIRIS-REx collected could unlock an ancient existential mystery