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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Museum of Material Failures

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.
Meet Dave Remsen, director of Marine Research Services at the Marine Biological Lab, which was founded in 1888.
collections

The Woods Hole Lab Where Mysteries of the Deep Are Solved

Nervous sharks, flight-risk octopuses, and fish that walk are just a few of Dave Remsen's cases.
Lucy Sherriff April 6, 2020
A scuba diver with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studies bleached corals.
science

The Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on Field Science

As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.
Claudia Geib April 3, 2020
Meet the reticulated flatwoods salamander (<em>Ambystoma bishopi</em>).
zoos

Can a Salamander Find Salvation in San Antonio?

A zoo lab's successful captive-breeding program may be the best hope for this critically endangered amphibian.
Jennifer S. Holland March 16, 2020
Like needles, medical leeches can be used only once. After they've done their job, they're thanked for their service, given a lethal dose of ethanol, and incinerated as "medical waste."
hospitals

The Leech's Journey, From Welsh Lab to American Hospitals

Disgusting? Sure. But invaluable in today's post-surgical ward.
Bradley Allf January 17, 2020
Pavilion
Mexico City, Mexico

Pabellón Rayos Cósmicos (Cosmic Ray Pavilion)

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.
SPRUCE Experiment exterior.
Bovey, Minnesota

Marcell Experimental Forest

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.
forests

Watch This Yule Log Burn in the Name of Science

Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service's Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 20, 2019
Video

Where Scientists Play With Fire

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The view from the laboratory.
London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
Waterloopbos.
Marknesse, Netherlands

Waterloopbos

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.
Tübingen, Germany

Schlosslabor

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."
Permanently Closed
View from Richter’s Office.
Argentina

Huemul Island

The island houses the ruins of a secret nuclear fusion lab that once employed high-profile Nazi scientists
Space10 is located in Copenhagen's fashionable Meatpacking District.
food

Inside IKEA’s Laboratory of Futuristic Foods

Assemble and enjoy bug burgers, mealworm meatballs, and algae hot dogs.
Rohini Chaki April 2, 2019
The plaque, hidden behind chairs.
Leiden, Netherlands

Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory Plaque

A plaque hidden in the law faculty at Leiden University honors the first scientist to make liquid helium.
The Tenth Drop forming in October 2021
Brisbane, Australia

The Pitch Drop Experiment

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.