A new study sheds light on the office thermostat battle. Women prefer warmer office climates than men because of their different body composition.
Jul 31
By Catherine Woods
It's a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care? Below, some facts on…
Jul 29
By Catherine Woods
snap-click. ahh. gulp. -- Familiar sounds at a summer BBQ. Get to know your carbonated beverage.
Jul 28
By Nsikan Akpan
Scientists explore the anatomy of red faces in Peruvian uakari monkeys.
Jul 28
By Nsikan Akpan
Who leads the way when ants carry really big things? Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science offer an answer.
Jul 27
By Nsikan Akpan
Scientists find experimental evidence for the first time that a vaccine can make a virus worse.
Japanese commercial whale fleets are accused of altering their records in the late 1960s, according to a study published recently in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Jul 25
By Daniel Costa-Roberts
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced a voluntary recall of roughly 1.4 million vehicles Friday in response to an incident earlier in the week in which hackers demonstrated that they could take control of one of the company's cars using the Internet…
Flowing glaciers and a spooky silhouette comprise the latest highlights from the New Horizons mission to Pluto.
Jul 24
By Courtney Flatt, NWPR/EarthFix
Washington and Oregon have imposed rules to make sure that “shed hunters” don’t harm elk and deer. But not everyone follows those rules. Instead, some shed hunters cruelly endanger the health of deer and elk so they can be the…
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