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We all know camouflage when we see it, or when we don’t, as the case may be. But what does that actually mean?“Qualitatively, it’s pretty easy for people…

You may have heard that there’s a floating island of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The truth is, there isn’t. In fact, the problem is…

Science fair winners may not enjoy the celebrity and wealth of Super Bowl champions, as President Obama has quipped they should, but science fairs can…

The internet is so ingrained in our daily lives, that it can be hard to remember life before it. And it changes so quickly it’s equally hard to know what…

Vampires, witches, werewolves, and all things spooky. That's what Halloween is all about, right? But where did the myths and legends start? And why do we…

The ocean covers three quarters of the planet and provides half the oxygen in our atmosphere. It's home to an estimated ninety percent of life on…

It’s been called the world’s most mysterious book. It was written between 1404 and 1438 in an unknown script by an unknown author. It’s illustrated with…

It's been clear for decades that pieces of plastic garbage are swirling around on the surface of the ocean. But new experiments are showing that plastic…

It’s estimated that somewhere between a quarter and a third of the food we eat requires the help of pollinators, like honeybees. Unfortunately, beekeepers…

One of the first science policy ideas put out by Trump transition team back in November was a proposal to move all earth science out from under the…