Science News for Students: Water Sensor Quickly Detects Algal Poison

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been working on a way to cut back expenses on powerful magnets used in various objects we use every day like computers and cars. Science News for Students probes into the investigation's...

This article explains the science of concussions, including the damage they can do to the brain and symptoms of concussion. The article also describes the technology that scientists are using to detect concussion and how helmets are now...

When carbon dioxide levels rise, the currents slow, which leads to temperatures dropping because of the lack of water movement. Europe could suffer as a result of this change.

Researchers are beginning to find data implicating that an asteroid impact and supervolcanoes might have been the beginning of the end of dinosaurs on Earth.

People are creating a layer of debris and disturbance called the technosphere. A new study estimates just how truly massive it is.

Often waking up after a concert our ears are buzzing. A persistent ringing in the ears, also known as tinnitus, has become common in teens - and may point to eventual, permanent hearing loss.

When plastic smells like supper, seabirds and other animals can be fooled into thinking it is food. Take a look at this investigation.

Short nights and a genetic tweak helped novel corn reach record heights in upstate New York. Check out the skyscraping stalks.

Wouldn't it be cool to read someone's mind? Maybe? Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a mind-reading computer system to hep people with nerve damage send messages from the brain to parts of the body to create...

Research is showing an increase of women working in the science fields which is bridging the gap.