Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson exp ...

Getting an up-close view of life at the cellular level can be as simple as placing onion skin under a microscope and adjusting the knobs. Peering deeper, into the heart of the atoms within, isn't as ...

For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: ...

Champaign Central physics teacher Darren Plattner will retire at the end of the year after 33 years at the school.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Science Spot, a new hands-on science series for older adults, begins March 2 at the Senior Resource Center in Freeport. Classes run monthly for $5.

Tiny RNA fragments can predict two-year survival better than traditional health metrics. Researchers from Duke Health and the ...

What if the most “normal” items in your grocery cart are actually closer to a science experiment than real food? Bright ...

Explore why the B-2 Spirit’s flat flying wing design embodies stealth, physics, and strategy, and how it set the stage for ...

Visit MOSI in Tampa, Florida, home to America’s second-largest planetarium, a moon mission simulator, and hands-on science exhibits for all ages.

Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of friction, the ‘sneaker squeak’ question cuts to a deep problem in physics.