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.

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 ...

Deep under the sea, a wide network of cables crisscrosses the ocean floor, keeping the internet and other telecommunications online. While these cables have a big job to do, researchers want to make ...

In 2014, city officials in Flint, Michigan, switched their water source to the Flint River, a move that was projected to save the city $5 million. Instead, the water corroded the city’s lead pipes, ...

Based on radio telescope data and models of black hole physics, a team led by Caltech has used neural networks to reconstruct a 3D image that shows how explosive flare-ups in the disk of gas around ...

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 ...

A moment from the installation of Confluence. Credit: Todd Gilens Some of the sidewalk poem in Reno. Credit: Todd Gilens Gilens is a visual artist and designer who collaborated with the city of Reno, ...

“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

For her new book, Aarathi Prasad spent years researching the past and future of silk—and even grew her own silkworms. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through ...

Scientists are adding sensors to an underwater cable network to monitor changes in the ocean and quickly detect earthquakes and tsunamis. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you ...