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Chemistry

Boosted by rocket propellants, a rocket blasts off carrying the space shuttle Discovery. Clouds of smoke and steam billow near the ground.

Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

Rockets need more than fuel to get where they need to go — they also need oxidizers to burn that fuel. Together, these chemical combos are known as rocket propellants.

By Maria TemmingNovember 25, 2024

Chemistry

Experiment: What makes ice melt fastest?

By Science BuddiesNovember 25, 2024

a photo of a person with short curly hair scratching their head, as seen from behind. White flakes of dandruff are visible on the collar and shoulders of their black dress shirt.

Health & Medicine

Why you shouldn’t just brush off dandruff

By Kathiann KowalskiNovember 14, 2024

Earth

a picture of lava shooting out of a volcano and flowing away in a stream

Earth

Explainer: How volcanoes erupt

Magma can sit underground for tens, hundreds or even thousands of years before an influx of new magma or gush of gas triggers a volcano to erupt.

By Carolyn WilkeNovember 15, 2024

A photo of a skeleton with broken bones in an excavated house in Pompeii, Italy.

Earth

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

By Carolyn GramlingNovember 15, 2024

A rocket takes off from a field of ice and snow.

Earth

It’s electric! Long-sought new field found in Earth’s atmosphere

By Lisa GrossmanNovember 13, 2024

Humans

Archaeology

Let’s learn about ancient pyramids

You may have heard of pyramids built in ancient Egypt — but what about ones built elsewhere in Africa, Europe and the Americas?

By Maria TemmingNovember 19, 2024

Earth

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

By Carolyn GramlingNovember 15, 2024

a photo of a group of multiethnic young adults, some with very coily kinky hair, one with curly hair and one with straight hair

Health & Medicine

Science works to demystify hair and help it behave

By Kathiann KowalskiNovember 14, 2024

Life

A rat wearing a red vest holds a small brown ball.

Animals

Giant rat border agents could help put a stop to wildlife poaching

African giant pouched rats have been trained to ferret out elephant ivory, pangolin scales and more. They could be put to work preventing smuggling.

By Sophie Hartley22 hours ago

A person's grasps a hummingbird skull between their fingers and pokes it into a red flower's cup of petals

Plants

Catapulting pollen helps this flower beat out its rivals

By Nala RogersNovember 25, 2024

A whitish growth of Corynebacterium matruchotii bacteria

Microbes

New type of division can split this microbe into 14 cells at once

By Saugat BolakheNovember 22, 2024

Math

a girl on a skateboard going down a half pipe as seen from the side, she's wearing a white helmet and kneepads

Math

Math reveals how skateboarders can ramp up their half-pipe power

To pick up speed, half-pipe skaters pump — move between crouching and standing — as they roll. A new study shows the fastest way to the top.

By Kendra RedmondNovember 11, 2024

Math

Scientists Say: Fractal

By Katie Grace CarpenterAugust 12, 2024

Volodymyr Borysenko is leaning over a laptop showing his research at Regeneron ISEF. He has light brown hair and is wearing a white tunic with blue embroidery around his collar and down the middle of his shirt.

Computing

Teen’s battle simulator could help Ukraine’s troops fend off attacks

By McKenzie PrillamanJune 25, 2024

Physics

Health & Medicine

Science works to demystify hair and help it behave

Research explores new ways to classify hair — from loose curls to tight coils — along with ways to control it and improve its looks and health.

By Kathiann KowalskiNovember 14, 2024

Earth

It’s electric! Long-sought new field found in Earth’s atmosphere

By Lisa GrossmanNovember 13, 2024

Math

Math reveals how skateboarders can ramp up their half-pipe power

By Kendra RedmondNovember 11, 2024

Science & Society

Yash Mehta stands in front of a scientific poster with words and pictures describing his project. The braille reader he holds is an electronic device with several wires and components.

Tech

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Yash Mehta got inspired to make a better braille device after visiting a school for blind students in Old Delhi, India.

By Maria TemmingNovember 5, 2024

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Science & Society

Planets

Materials Science

Scientists Say: Quantum dot

By Maria TemmingNovember 11, 2024

Tech

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

By Maria TemmingNovember 5, 2024

Topics

Chemistry

Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

Experiment: What makes ice melt fastest?

Why you shouldn’t just brush off dandruff

Earth

Explainer: How volcanoes erupt

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

It’s electric! Long-sought new field found in Earth’s atmosphere

Humans

Let’s learn about ancient pyramids

Earthquakes upped the death toll at Pompeii

Science works to demystify hair and help it behave

Life

Giant rat border agents could help put a stop to wildlife poaching

Catapulting pollen helps this flower beat out its rivals

New type of division can split this microbe into 14 cells at once

Math

Math reveals how skateboarders can ramp up their half-pipe power

Scientists Say: Fractal

Teen’s battle simulator could help Ukraine’s troops fend off attacks

Physics

Science works to demystify hair and help it behave

It’s electric! Long-sought new field found in Earth’s atmosphere

Math reveals how skateboarders can ramp up their half-pipe power

Science & Society

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

Our brains might help explain why people disagree on politics

Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

Space

The moon has new tales to share, some from its secretive far side

Scientists Say: Theia

Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

Tech

Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

Scientists Say: Quantum dot

This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

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