Filmmaker Bryan Hurt explores what makes soul food so personal, starting with his own father's health struggle, in a PBS film premiering tonight
Nearly 7 million North American birds - including 13 threatened species - lose their lives through tower collisions each year
Without pubic hair, people are that much safer from pubic lice
This week, learn why the Higgs Boson particle matters, see a huge portrait of President Obama, discover modern origami and stand in DC's most opulent room
Drought, heatwaves, cyclones--even a tornado in Hawaii--mark last year as one filled with record-breaking severe weather
The Fisher Space Pen has been made famous by Apollo astronauts and Jerry Seinfeld. But just how does it work? And is NASA really spend millions making it?
A new approach to detecting lung infections could be faster and less invasive
MIT scientists have created thin polymer sheets that expand and contract when in contact with water, lifting several times their weight
How does the Scoville Scale rate the relative spiciness of a chili pepper?
A clever artist uses a scalpel and tweezers to cut beautiful bird silhouettes out of feathers
Decades before the debut of the Consumer Electronics Show, early adopters flocked to extravagant high-tech fairs in New York and Chicago
From tropical mountains, we descended into a landscape of flailing-armed cacti, spiny succulents like giant artichokes and sand dunes as high as mountains
In acidic water, drilling sponges damage scallops twice as quickly, worsening the effects of ocean acidification
This week, protest racial segregation in the 1960s, discover DC's "slow food" movement and learn to write in Arabic
Across Australia wildfires are raging. And yes, there is a climate connection
New research on Pacific corals that trace climate patterns back 7,000 years shows how recent El Niños compare with those of the past
From food pairings to the best brews for beginners, Dan Koester presents a comprehensive guide to craft beer
A new study shows that when our fingers get wrinkly, they're better at gripping wet objects
A new study suggests a link, but it's important to remember the difference between causation and correlation
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