Why ask, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" when you can instead consider, "Why did the road cross the land?" ...

As highways have become almost ubiquitous in the US, motorists travel faster and farther—resulting in more traffic.

Robots aid in the development of more sustainable communities. They help clean up pollution, install renewable energy systems ...

A pair of musicians wrote a concept album inspired by moths—and found that humans have more in common with the insects than ...

Leading up to the November election, Science Friday is covering top science issues on the ballot. For voters, those top issues include abortion. Since the Dobbs ruling overturned Roe v. Wade in June ...

For decades, rodent experiments with parabiosis, which involves surgically joining circulatory systems, have shown that old animals can benefit from sharing blood with much younger animals. Credit: ...

Did you know that there are ten quintillion—or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000—individual insects on the planet? That means that for each and every one of us humans, there are 1.25 billion insects hopping, ...

Several astronomy projects are mapping vast areas of space, searching for traces of tiny quantum fluctuations in the early universe. Bring history to life through biology and chemistry as you make ...

From now until November 1, bureaucrats from nearly every country in the world will be gathered in Cali, Colombia, for COP16, better known as the United Nations biodiversity summit. This “conference of ...

Don Hankins, professor of geography and planning at California State University, Chico, stands in a burn scar from the Park Fire south of Forest Ranch along Route 32 on Sept. 10, 2024. Credit: Beth ...

In the play “Franklinland,” Benjamin Franklin’s son takes centerstage in an exploration of his father’s life as a scientist, statesperson, and parent. A pair of musicians wrote a concept album ...

Researchers studying tracks fossilized in Cretaceous-era lakeshore mud in what is now South Korea argue this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that the dinosaur footprints are ...