Kids and adults can get involved these citizen science experiments from NASA researchers. Each one comes with educational materials that can help you learn about everything from alien planets to finding asteroids. ...read more
Lab rats can be taught to identify patterns and babies learn to recognize their mothers’ faces, but IBM’s Watson achieved that most impressive of feats: becoming a Jeopardy! champ. ...read more
A swarm of earthquakes near California's Salton Sea has lead the US Geologic Survey to issue a forecast about the potential for a large quake. ...read more
Researchers have figured out how to use a gene-editing tool called CRISPR 2.0 to prevent and treat deafness. But many deaf people are happy the way they are. ...read more
An ecologist brings his background to bear on bird brains. ...read more
In a future ravaged by climate change, one animal may come out on top: jellyfish. ...read more
Anti-aging drugs that remove harmful cells from our bodies could treat a range of diseases that plague the elderly. ...read more
Liquid water, once thought unique to Earth, may be common on icy worlds throughout the solar system. ...read more
A popular Discover Magazine story from 2007 raised the possibility of using stem cells to produce human sperm. Where does the science of reproduction via stem cells stand today? ...read more
Is there anything better than cozying up with a great new read on a brisk autumn day? Fall into the day in the life of an astronaut, wartime science or the ever-changing brain. ...read more