A vintage spray-paint canister containing Fire Orange—one of DayGlo’s most recognizable and ubiquitous hues—and produced by New York Bronze Powder Company Inc., likely in the early 1980s. iStock; ...

Gabriel Gomes believes the future of chemistry is as much about flasks and fume hoods as it is about code. A chemical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, Gomes works at the intersection of ...

When we want to weigh something, the process is simple. We place it on a weighing machine or on a traditional balance. The number appears and we insta.

While working a summer job, Bob Switzer, 19, had a nasty fall that left him with a skull fracture and optic nerve damage. Suddenly, the young man had to spend extended periods in darkness to let his ...

A century after Robert Goddard's famed rocket launch, who gets to explore space? Exploring who's breaking barriers of gender, ...

No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.

As biomedical research becomes an increasingly global venture, the need to transport animals—especially genetically engineered mice—increases. Not only do breeders ship animals to research ...