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Charlie Litchfield/University of OregonResearchers at the University of Oregon put physics to the test, and came out with a mathematical solution for creating what they call the “ideal glass.” -
Roman Battaglia/JPR News.Scientists are trying to figure out if bobcats or other species are stopping fishers from recovering in Oregon.
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We know a few things about the birth of the universe. Do we know enough to recreate the process? The question alone provokes thought. But scientists have… -
Science fiction movies and comic books made a lot of money by imaging parallel universes. You know... the idea that there are multiple Earths, many with a… -
"That's just me, that's who I am." Ever say that? Some of us are completely sure of who we are, some of us search all of our lives for a good answer to… -
Maybe it's not the best time in history to be a scientist--climate denial and all--but it beats the days of scientists hiding their discoveries from the… -
Science makes mistakes, no question. The Earth at the center of the universe? Now THAT was a major goof. But science corrected it, and that's what science… -
Try to pronounce "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" in a hurry, and you soon understand why the usual tag for them is simply PFAS (pee-fass). They are… -
Ignorance, failure, and doubt would not seem at first to be good companions for science. But think of how each of them sparks the process of scientific… -
The people who make acronyms outdid themselves with the naming of the Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog at NASA. The… -
Bones do so much for us. Fossilized, they provide records of creatures from the past. On labels and flags (think pirates), they provide effective… -
It just seems like magic. A machine uses wood chips and a few other ingredients to pull moisture out of the air, to produce water. 30 gallons a day, in… -
You see two vertical spirals side-by-side, and you think "oh, DNA." That double helix shape is THAT recognizable in our society. Today. But it took a lot… -
Yikes, the recipe you got online calls for grams of flour, not cups. How...? Don't panic. There are easy conversion charts, and you're already doing math…
