Unlike solar panels, solar thermoelectric generators can convert heat from any source into electricity. But poor efficiency ...

One question, for instance, might be why can't we? Atoms, which are the building blocks of matter, are mostly empty space.

NOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña ...

This gold pendant was discovered in 1930 at the cemetery of Chrysolakkos, which means "pit of gold," in the ancient Minoan town of Malia in Crete. Although the famed archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans ...

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

There is plenty to like about this screenless fitness tracker, especially if you are a serious athlete or exercise ...

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently photographed Candor Chasma in Mars' Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the ...

Pallas's cat is a small wild cat native to Central Asia with short legs and dense fur, making it look bigger than it really ...

Douglas-firs ( Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, but the tree that's ablaze, known as the Doerner Fir, ...

A story circulating on social media this week featured a seemingly made-up scientist who is developing an equally imaginary ...

A viral story raised the idea of using robots outfitted with artificial wombs to incubate human babies from conception to ...

The discovery of a Christian cross proves that eighth-century houses found in the United Arab Emirates were part of a ...