Virga refers to rain or snow that evaporates before it reaches the ground.

New sensors can map infrasound — a deep-bass thrumming lower than what human ears can hear — emitted by a fire as its flames ...

What is your favorite way to eat a marshmallow? Melted in hot chocolate after a long day of sledding? Or roasted and squished between a slab of chocolate and graham crackers while you are sitting ...

Chocolate-chip sea stars are famous for the rows of dark, pointy bumps that cover each of their arms. The animals really look like they’re dotted with chocolate chips. But what’s inside their arms is ...

A shape with symmetry has parts that match each other in some way. Imagine cutting a heart from a piece of paper. To ensure the two halves match perfectly, you might fold your paper in half. Then, you ...

It seems some Egyptian royal women really were warrior princesses. Researchers examined five almost 4,000-year-old mummified princesses. Their results suggest these women were skilled users of the ...

In November 2014, Zoë MacGregor celebrated her 13 th birthday. Like any teen might, she invited a friend to her house for a sleepover. They ordered pizza, had brownies and ice cream for dessert, then ...

Sophie Balk loved to dance. She used to take part in dance competitions, doing West Coast Swing — a bouncy, twirly partner dance. At first, the music’s volume didn’t bother her. But after a while, her ...

The roar of 90,000 soccer fans washed over Aurélien Tchouaméni. He was a midfielder on the French national soccer team. After placing the ball on the penalty spot, he tried to steady himself for the ...

Hear that flag snapping sharply against the flagpole? See those kites flying high overhead? Feel that cooling breeze coming in off of the water? Wind is all around us. It arrives in many shapes and ...

Crying over chopped onions could be a thing of the past. Slicing with sharper blades and slower cuts can eliminate those painful tears, a new study finds. A chemical formed from onion juice ...