Two cicada broods on 13- and 17-year cycles coincide this spring, meaning trillions of buzzing insects across the South and ...

A lab at Gallaudet University is creating television shows with signing characters to increase literacy in both English and ASL.

Scientists are adding sensors to an underwater cable network to monitor changes in the ocean and quickly detect earthquakes ...

Visual artist Todd Gilens created a walkable poem along Reno’s Truckee River that draws parallels between urbanism and stream ...

Researchers are trying to develop a better picture of what’s happening in the regions closest to a black hole’s event horizon ...

Now, almost 30,000 homes and businesses have had their water lines replaced, but 1,900 others have still not been reviewed.

Silk is one of the most luxurious fabrics for clothing and bedding. Unlike cotton or linen, silk is made most commonly by insects—often the Bombyx mori, a domesticated moth that feeds on the leaves of ...

An array of new products monitors users’ brain waves using caps or headbands. Credit: Shutterstock There are products on the market that monitor your brain waves through caps or headbands: Some aim to ...

Bonobos are a species of great ape, along with gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees. Over the years, they’ve gained a reputation as being calmer and more peaceful than other ape species. But recent ...