Explore the mysterious transient lunar phenomena (TLPs), short-lived events on the moon's surface that intrigue scientists ...

The shrinking sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is, overall, a disaster. But paradoxically, the melting of the ice can also fuel ...

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in water—centered on presumed inherent properties rather than external factors, ...

The study adds to the growing body of knowledge. Researchers issue warning about troubling phenomenon at Earth's poles: 'The ...

I was terrified, to be very honest, when my district switched to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and I had to begin using phenomena-based instruction. If you look at the standards, ...

The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature Climate Change, identified the terrain's lower "albedo" ...

In his sci-fi film Inception (2010), Christophe Nolan imagined his protagonist slipping into other people’s dreams and even shaping their contents. But what if this story wasn’t so far away from real ...

This month marks the five-year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 was a pandemic. That announcement shuttered school buildings and launched millions of students ...