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With 2012 drawing to a close, we’ve taken a look back at some of the big moments in science this year. Joining me on this walk down memory lane were Susan…

Aquariums are the topic on the second of two shows looking at ocean education outside the classroom.Millions of Americans visit an aquarium each year. In…

Two heads are better than one. Many scientific breakthroughs come when scientists from different fields or different sectors team up to tackle a single…

Hoping to stop the commercial slaughter of birds for women's ornamental hats, two cousins formed the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1896. Harriet…

Martha’s Vineyard gets electric power through a cable that crosses from the mainland to the island. The cable also supplies fiber-optic communications for…

They have a cell membrane, genetic material, nutrients, and enzymes. But they're not alive. What are they? Extracellular vesicles, of course.What?!?…

Archaeology is clearly far more than Indiana Jones-style hunts for legendary treasure, but can we really know what ancients were thinking? Or what their…

We tend to think of animal-inspired robots as the culmination of a research project, but failed robots can highlight what we don't yet know.You've studied…

Today, finalists in the Rebuild by Design competition present their ideas for rebuilding Sandy-affected communities. Organizers hope it is the start of a…

Amateur naturalists have played a significant role in environmental research for over a century. The internet makes it possible to organize on a whole new…