Apples and pears are both tree fruits, but they have different personalities. Apple trees tend to be a bit sturdier and more cold-hardy. Pear trees are pickier about their soil and need good drainage ...

Antarctica is offering all kinds of jobs for people who are brave enough to live and work on the continent. It’s brutally ...

On International Polar Bear Day, Polar Bears International is encouraging people to take part in live scientist chats, check ...

A dozen miles from the restaurant-heavy, densely packed streets of Koreatown, a self-described modern gastropub has brought the unique flavors of Korean cuisine to Northeast Los A ...

Learn how citizen science and nature journaling help track wildlife and connect you to Louisiana's environment. Discover ...

Those looking for something educational to do next month, won't have to travel far. Washington Catholic Schools will host a free Community STEM Night on March 17 in the middle ...

But the failed experiment sparked something far more powerful: the realization that curiosity is a lifelong navigational tool. “My hypothesis was wrong, but something more important happened,” says ...

Cats hate water. But is that really true? In a new episode of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything podcast, we explore if our feline friends really have an aversion to water or are just wary of the ...

Reading achievement is in the dumps. Unlike math, where kids appear to be making at least some signs of progress, reading ...

Recent advances made in the automotive world have found an unlikely application: a new high-performance portable lantern. And ...

Hockey’s a very cool game. It’s hotter than ever, since the men’s and women’s Olympic teams came home with gold medals. There ...

A conspiracy theory that spread on social media claims that gravity will disappear for seven seconds this August, and that NASA is aware that this will happen. A physics professor explains why this is ...