When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot ...

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Mark’s Spectacular Science Show, named the 'Best Kids Show' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, will be performing at The ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

Garrett reacts to some wild and crazy science experiments that defy expectations.

A breakthrough experiment has shed new light on one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: the origin of rare proton-rich elements. For the first time, scientists directly measured a key reaction that ...

In early April, NASA and its Artemis II mission inspired humanity to look toward the heavens. Now that the four-person space ...

At the University of South Florida’s Engineering Expo, visitors can control a robotic catapult using nothing but their thoughts. It's one of dozens of hands-on exhibits drawing thousands of students ...

DENVER — Tiny, exploding black holes might explain one of the biggest mysteries about how the universe, in its current form, came to be. In the cosmos, matter is much more common than antimatter. But ...

Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on replication in ...