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A new report points to drought, climate change and increased demand for water as the reasons the iconic river no longer reaches the sea
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Fujiko Nakaya works with an unusual medium. The Japanese artist is sculpting fog clouds at the Exploratorium's new site at Pier 15
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A new study shows that fathers and mothers are equally capable at knowing their infant's unique cry—if both contribute to parenting equally
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How far do germs travel after a sneeze? Can you really catch a cold if it's chilly outside? And does vitamin C actually help battle cold symptoms?
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New research shows just a sip can cause the potent neurotransmitter dopamine to flood the brain
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The FDA is investigating whether doctors aren't getting enough training before they start using machines to do surgery. Is the "wow" factor to blame?
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Never has been being so cute been so dangerous
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Talia Milgrom-Elcott is building a coalition of the willing, an army devoted to bringing thousands of educators to the classroom
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
The Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum gives high school students an inside look at collections, labs and the people who run them
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Humid air causes hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules and the proteins in your hair, triggering curls and frizz
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
The definition of being eco-conscious is so much more than having solar panels on a roof
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Imaging technology shows that a reward center known as the nucleus accumbens lights up when we hear melodies we love
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Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island's bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could alter the forests' structure
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By turning brains clear and applying colored dyes, connections between neuron networks can now be examined in 3D at unprecedented levels of detail
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Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
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Who's in the space suit? Increasingly, it is our digital selves
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A chemical analysis of early 1900s medicines, billed as cure-alls, revealed vitamins and calcium along with toxic compounds
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Specifically placed small wetlands can help capture watershed runoff, helping city planners to guard against flood disasters
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This year, a San Francisco-based artist will unveil 365 new paintings, reminiscent of growing bacteria, on her blog, The Daily Dish
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They're still a threat to bats and birds and now they even have their own "syndrome". So, are there better ways to capture the wind?
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