While today's children navigate life with GPS and constant supervision, those who grew up unsupervised in the 60s and 70s ...

The human brain is a remarkable thing, capable of rational thought, complex problem-solving, and convincing you that visiting ...

You often inherit trees with a property. My current home has an abundance of ornamental and edible trees on it. Or, if your yard is bare, you may add trees for shade, wildlife habitat, color, ...

In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as gone. An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust was killing the ...

I’m a new principal investigator (PI) with my own laboratory at a prestigious university. The PhD students who make it into our programme have already achieved a lot academically. But, sometimes, that ...

Obtaining sand that's suitable for concrete making is river-dredging — and mountain-crushing — work. But that's how the majority of sand needed to make the world's most-used building material is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Nearly a foot of snow has melted. The deep freeze that sent temperatures across the region plummeting to below zero has warmed to a balmy 55 degrees on a sunny February day. As Matt ...

In a dark room, in the middle of the night, a woman lies dreaming. Suddenly, her eyes beneath their lids dart crisply left-right, left-right. The eye signal means she knows she’s dreaming. Lucid ...