More states are putting panic alarms in schools
Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use panic alarms to quickly summon emergency…
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FEMA is off the chopping block. But disaster aid is still a guessing game.
Sisters watch as a skid-steer loader pulls a tree in Highmore, South Dakota, on June 29, 2026, after a severe…
Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole?
Black holes have a gravitational pull so strong that no objects close to them can escape. Victor de Schwanberg/Science Photo…
Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?
Millions of people fly safely every day, but when plane crashes do happen, they can be catastrophic. RM Bulseco/Flickr, CC…
Why the rushed Postal Service plan for mail-in voting has states in a panic
A Utah County election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on Oct. 26, 2020…
Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military
President Donald Trump shows off a signed copy of his executive order at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, flanked…
Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears
A tobacco hornworm caterpillar is exposed to vibrations in an anechoic chamber. Binghamton University, State University of New York In…
What would you see if you had one eye on the back of your head and the other in the front?
A 360-degree view of the world around you would come with trade-offs. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Moment via Getty Images Curious Kids is…
Dolly Parton took control of her career by making men the butt of the joke
Dolly Parton was fond of saying, 'It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.' Paul Natkin/Getty Images Of…
When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
A massive rockfall in the Himalayas led to a surge of flood water than swept through villages, killing hundreds of…
NASA is gearing up to launch its next flagship space telescope – combining spy technology with sophisticated infrared detectors
This illustration shows what the Roman telescope will look like in space. NASA NASA plans to soon launch a new…
‘Male’ and ‘female’ plugs and connectors – gendered language for the ends of garden hoses, electrical cords and pipe fittings sparks debate
Male and female or plug and socket? artpartner-images/The Image Bank via Getty Images Hopefully to mean “I hope”; singular “they”;…
How do ice cubes cool a drink?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…
A seemingly technical change to international student visas could disrupt teaching and research at US universities
New visa changes for international students are the latest step the Trump administration has taken that can make it harder…
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
A trawler fishes for krill in the Southern Ocean. AP Photo/David Keyton The companies fishing for Antarctic krill have harvested…
Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
As lightning lights up apartment buildings, the thunder creates useful vibrations. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images When lightning strikes, it…