Can beaches be rebuilt to face fiercer storms and rising seas? Is there even enough sand to do it?

Climatologist Jeff Weber explains why this winter could pack a punch.

The Science Friday Book Club discusses the classic book Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

I'm pure geek, pure logic, says Grandin, an animal scientist at Colorado State University.

A look at concrete--from its use in the Paleolithic Age to today's greener alternatives.

Raul Oaida sent the payload to space by way of a large helium balloon.

Porous pavement allows water to pass down to the water table, rather than run off into storm drains.

The rover is on its way to Glenelg, an area where scientists hope to drill into bedrock.

He's invented everything from an insulin pump to the Segway Transporter. He started the FIRST Robotics competitions for students. And now, he has his own television show.

In her new book of photography, The Oldest Living Things in the World, artist Rachel Sussman documents the oldest continuously living organisms on the planet.

ZeroCash, Litecoin, and SolarCoin are digital currency alternatives to Bitcoin.

The Science Club meets to recap the month's 'Build an Art Machine' project.

Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin takes us through the evolutionary story of how the human body evolved from our fish and reptilian ancestors.

Movie theaters and scientists pair up to present a National Evening of Science on Screen.

Winter Nature Photo Contest judge John Weller discusses your top shots.

Lights that talk to window blinds. Sprinklers that check the weather. The 'Internet of Things' promises to revolutionize our daily lives, but only, MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld argues, if our appliances are connected to each other via...

In It's Complicated, Internet scholar danah boyd debunks myths about teens' online lives.

Data geeks say our digital breadcrumbs can reveal where to eat, who to date, or which bus to take.

Valid Cycles makes handcrafted bamboo bikes in Woodinville, Washington.

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer will suck up dust and gas above the Moon.

A report card on the state of science fairs today, and a look into the future.

A researcher from Cornell details the chemical composition of wine's diverse flavor profiles.

Paul was a lifelong tinkerer, building a railroad rail guitar as a teen and hearing aids in his 90s.

Try your hand at homemade sunscreen, water bottle rockets, and cooler corn.