1462 Items Tagged

Science

SPRUCE Experiment exterior.

Bovey, Minnesota

Marcell Experimental Forest

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

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 • Object of Intrigue

A Colossal Squid Is Hiding in New Zealand

Antarctica is always cold, and for much of the year, it's really dark, too.

Antarctica Is Stark, Beautiful, and Will Shrink Your Brain

The impact of 14 months at the edge of the world.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 13, 2019

Checking In on the Algae of a Brooklyn Reservoir With a Microbiologist

Sally Warring knows a lot about what we can't see.

Sabrina Imbler December 10, 2019

Where Scientists Play With Fire

Furry, four-legged friends helped humans range across the Arctic.

Sled Dogs Have Long Been Central to Life in the Arctic

It certainly beats walking.

Isaac Schultz December 6, 2019

Flagstaff, Arizona

Grover the Geologic Rover

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

Melbourne Observatory Building and Astrograph House

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Observatory

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A Visit to Buffalo's Lava Lab

Bison help engineer the spring regrowth with their grazing patterns.

Understanding How Bison Might Help Shape the Future of the Badlands

New lessons from resurgent herds.

Isaac Schultz November 18, 2019

Inside Ohio's Experimental Archaeology Lab

The Aperture Array Verification System of the MRO resembles a stand of metal trees.

Probing the Secrets of the Universe From Deep in the Australian Outback

Extreme heat, ants, and stray cell phones are big concerns.

Isaac Schultz November 13, 2019

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Siamese Twins Museum

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

A Cygnus rocket similar to this one carried an ambitious drink order to the International Space Station this week.

What Are a Dozen Bottles of Bordeaux Doing in Space?

It's for science, promise.

Luke Fater November 7, 2019

Penrose paving

Oxford, England

Penrose Paving at the Mathematical Institute

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

Dana Lepofsky examines clam shells at an archaeological site.

In Modern-Day British Columbia, Clamming Technology Was More Advanced 3,500 Years Ago

New research has found that indigenous clam gardens are more productive than current practices.

Reina Gattuso October 21, 2019

A close-up of the coffee berry borer, guaranteed to haunt your dreams.

Solved: The Mysterious Origins of Your Coffee's Worst Nightmare

Researchers inspected 18,667 plant specimens to track down a caffeine-eating beetle.

Reina Gattuso October 14, 2019