It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

Results of the 14th annual Cool Science Image Contest were announced on Wednesday with winners selected from a pool of entries that include University of Wisconsin faculty, professors and students.

On Aug. 21, mid-morning Pacific time, the town of Salem, Oregon, will slip into shadow. The moon will slowly and inexorably slide in front of the sun, and our star's light will slowly grow dimmer.

Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

ORACLE, AZ — Arizona is home to one of the most unique science experiments in the world. Biosphere 2 is a groundbreaking research facility studying climate change and ecosystems inside an enclosed ...

Arachnophobia, coral reefs, artificial cells and strange amphibians starred in some of this year's science finds you might have missed. Clockwise from top left: Sciepro/Science Photo Library/Corbis; ...

Water is made up of H₂O molecules that are polar, meaning they have a slightly positive side and a slightly negative side.