Embedded within the trunk are thousands of hair-like projections that embody one of the nature's most beautiful evidence of ...

That’s because the trunk is highly sensitive when it comes to sensing touch. Scientists have determined that the whiskers ...

In a breakthrough that could power next-generation electronics, sensors, and energy storage devices, CMU engineers have developed a fabrication technique that arranges MXene nanosheets, each a million ...

For decades, we have discussed Punjab’s water crisis as if it were a temporary hurdle. However, the reality beneath our feet is far more terminal. We have entered an era of water bankruptcy, a ...

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Perhaps the most remarkable feature of all species, living and extinct, is their extraordinary interconnectivity. Each species on Earth can trace its roots back to the same cluster of ancestral ...

When I was a kid, we always had a ceiling-high red cedar as a Christmas tree. Although they are prickly trees that can cause severe itching, they had one feature I particularly enjoyed. The week after ...

I know the big day is a few days away, but the three weeks between Thanksgiving and now have flown by. No, I didn’t decorate my house or listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. Remember ...

This holiday season, the heart and creativity of Idaho students are on display in our nation’s capital. Students from Bickel Elementary School in Twin Falls designed ornaments to decorate our state’s ...

Physicists at the University of Amsterdam came up with a really cool bit of Christmas decor: a miniature 3D-printed Christmas tree, a mere 8 centimeters tall, made of ice, without any refrigeration ...

Although many of us have opted for artificial Christmas trees, for many families, going out and choosing a Christmas tree is an annual tradition. And bringing the tree home and decorating it signals ...

A few weeks ago, a creator went viral for the worst reasons. At a glance, the video depicted a creator searching for toys at Target while shopping for the Angel Tree, a program that provides gifts for ...