It's so obvious that it's practically proverbial: you can't unboil an egg. But actually, it turns out that you can -- sort of. Eleanor Nelsen explains the process by which mechanical energy can undo what thermal energy has done.

A new model has been able to predict solar flares with up to about 20 hours of warning, and our galaxy is farting blobs of cold gas inside the Fermi Bubbles!

Wood is abundant and full of energy, but outside of some insects, almost no animals eat it because the stuff it's made of is hard to break down

Astringent plant chemicals called tannins bind proteins on mucous membrane and skin, generating a prickly, puckery mouthfeel from foods and letting us “tan” skins into...

Is there any hope for those of us plagued by headphone tangles?

The sun is beginning a new weather cycle, causing debate among scientists about how intense things are going to get, and elsewhere, scientists are looking into just how fluid our early universe was.

The same chemistry that makes plastic tough, light and flexible also makes it nearly impossible to get rid of, because it’s hard to break those resilient chemical bonds.

Some of the biggest evolution questions finally answered.

Earphones - what could we do without them? And because you take them with your everywhere, they regularly get knotted and tangled up in your pocket or bag. Here's a short trick to wrap them right so that they...

5 Cool tricks from physics and science

This video explores the Ulysses spacecraft's mission to study the Sun's polar regions, providing valuable insights into the nature of our nearest star. By observing from above the Earth's atmosphere, Ulysses has revealed a clearer...

Using The First Step, Miss Palomine talks about what statements are facts and what statements are not facts, and how we tell the difference.

Coach Socrates introduces Miss Palomine to the game of badminton. He gives her some pointers to help her get started.

AI can be kind of racist. How does that happen, and how can we fix it?

No one is helping nature heal more than WILDNorth in Edmonton. Watching an injured hawk taking flight was a real highlight in our journey so far. They also gave us behind the scenes access to their facilities where we filmed a spunky...

These short, simple life hacks are based on physics. Detangle your headphones, remove sticker residue, check if sunglasses are polarized, cool your car faster, and avoid getting static shock!

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote Peterson free handles one BIG CREEPY SPIDER! The Golden Silk Orb Weaver is one of the most creepy yet colorful spiders in the world! Boasting long black and yellow fur covered legs, these large...

Ginny Lowe Connors’ chapbook, Under the Porch (Hill-Stead Museum, 2010) won the Sunken Garden Poetry Prize.



She’s published several poetry collections, including Barbarians in the Kitchen (Antrim House Books,...

China has launched the first module of its new Tiangong space station. <br/>

New Brunswick fisherman Joe Howlett, a leader in the whale rescue community, died trying to save an endangered right whale that was tangled up in fishing gear

Biologists at the Beaverhill Bird Observatory near Tofield, Alta., have discovered a change in the wings of birds, and they believe it's connected to climate change.

Shaydon Soucy seemingly rescued this moose from a tangle of Halloween decorations in Fort St. John, B.C. Afterward, the moose licked his hand and even let Soucy pet his snout.

Take a flight high above the iconic castles that inspired Disney’s enchanting movies with this mesmerizing drone footage. Discover the grandeur of Château de Chambord, the inspiration for "Beauty and the Beast"; marvel at Mont...

Lobster fishermen are caught in a conflict: how to protect an endangered species, while also protecting their own endangered livelihood.