The rainbow palette and cooling powers of new plant-based films comes from their microscopic surface patterns of tiny crystals.
At Regeneron ISEF, three teens debuted an infrared system to detect honeybees carrying mites. It can show beekeepers when a colony needs to be treated.
Schools that replaced or upgraded old diesel school buses increased student attendance rates, new research shows.
Replacing grass with native plants uses less water and fewer chemicals while providing additional benefits to people and wildlife.
The unusual, fruit-inspired structure of this material provides quick filtration that could satisfy people's daily water needs.
By searching ancient texts and ruins, scientists found a concrete recipe that could make buildings stronger — and help address climate change.
This interplay between plastics and metals could affect how each affects the environment — and suggests opportunities for controlling their risks.
Wind farms, solar panels and more take up land and may harm wildlife. Researchers are working to resolve this conflict.
In a mountaintop experiment, a laser beamed at the sky created a virtual lightning rod that snagged several bolts.