Graphic showing the different ways that numerical data is expressed in different cultures (Barbican Centre).Image by Tim Sandle. When assessing scientific rigor in terms of numbers and patterns, it is ...

Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

Look almost anywhere in your home and you’ll likely find something made of silicone. Unfortunately, manufacturing silicone-based materials comes with a high environmental cost that is largely due to ...

Jupiter’s colossal storms generate lightning flashes at least 100 times more powerful than those on Earth, according to scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The findings were ...

Good morning! Here are a few of this week's most interesting science stories to read while you're settling into the couch with your cup of General Foods International French Vanilla Cafe. In the ...

It was an interesting week for physics research as a small team of physicists at King's College London and the Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences found evidence that the Higgs ...

Humans instinctively move anticlockwise, a study has found. “If you simply ask someone to start walking, whether they are wandering around a museum, a supermarket, or even an empty room, it is ...