In this week's episode we learn about new materials with self-healing properties that could also remove paint from walls. And we explore Greenland's fastest moving glacier and how it affects sea level rise. Check it out!

Scientists have found two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf around 120 light-years from Earth, including a “super-Earth,” according to research published in Astronomy & Astrophysics <br<br/>/>

Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University, Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard, and Vice-President of the Optical Society.



Mazur is a prominent physicist known for his...

In this week’s episode, we learn how infants retain information; how loud noise can affect birds; we explore snake locomotion, and finally, we discover an ancient Native American population. Check it out!

In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we discover how dangerously hot cars can get in the summer sun, new strategies for learning math; and finally, we explore how a new material can shift sound. Check it out!

Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...

If you are looking for a place to practice learning German with native speakers and other German learners, you may want to see if your city has a Stammtisch. What is a Stammtisch? What do you do at a Stammtisch? All that and a whole lot...

In this week's episode we explore origami-inspired devices, examine family technology rules and, finally, we examine how changing ocean chemistry may threaten the Antarctic food chain.

Yonty (Jonathan) Friesem is the Associate Director at the Media Education Lab and an Assistant Professor of multimedia production faculty at the department of communication, Central Connecticut State University. He received his PhD from...

Student debt has become a crisis in the UK, with many graduates unable to ever pay off their debt. So in this video, we discuss how the system was designed and why it's so broken.

Leigh Zeitz, affectionately known as Dr. Z, has been an educator all his life. Have had the privilege of teaching all grade levels from 1st thru 12th grade in public, private and prison schools. He is currently an Assistant Professor at...

Despite the scientific and medical advice, some still seem sceptical about the idea of wearing a face mask. The rationale changes from person to person, but many seem to believe masks impede their freedom and could potentially make them...

In part 1 of INET's interview with Charles Ferguson, the director of the film "Inside Job" talks about how the financial services industry is shaping and corrupting academic programs in economics

In this week's episode, we learn about new tools to protect against malicious websites, restoring the sense of touch to amputees and those with paralysis, and examine how older adults hear.

In this week’s episode, we learn about a new wall-jumping robot, using sensor-integrated blocks to better identify developmental disabilities, we learn about creatures with camouflage, a new procedure to detect exposure to dangerous...

The impact of the Coronavirus on human life has obviously been devastating, with total deaths rapidly racing towards 100,000 people. However, the planet does seem to be showing some environmental benefits, with pollution and emissions...

The circular villages all had remarkably similar layouts, with elongated mounds circling a central plaza like marks on a clock. <br/>

Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

In many ways, Adam Smith had a better economics education than today’s students.
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During the Scottish Enlightenment, moral philosophy was the first course taught at university. It grounded everything else, leading to a more...

An audio clip saying either the word "yanny" or "laurel" has gone viral over social media. The short audio clip originated on Vocabulary.com under the word "laurel," and was traced back to a Flowery Branch High School freshman in Georgia...

The National Science Board (NSB) initiated its Vannevar Bush Award in 1980 in memory of Vannevar Bush, who helped establish federal funding for science and engineering as a national priority and played a pivotal role in the creation...

Scott Plous joined the Wesleyan University faculty in 1990. His research interests include the psychology of prejudice and discrimination, international security, decision making, and the human use of animals and the...

An analysis of the existing scientific research strongly suggests that asymptomatic people can spread SARS-CoV-19 just by breathing, according to the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.

Tornadoes can form in minutes, making early and accurate warnings crucial to saving lives. Howard Bluestein at the University of Oklahoma and Adam Houston at the University of Nebraska are trying to understand why some storms produce...