An increase in venomous snake bites, carbon monoxide poisoning and medication errors after storms like Hurricane Erin can lead to illness or even death, a North Carolina Poison Control expert warns.

The "What Can I Do?" page of the new Minneapolis climate plan offers immediate steps people can take to cut the pollution super-heating the planet. Switch out gas appliances for electric ones. Take ...

NEW YORK, NY — Aviation Week & Space Technology reports in its March 3 issue that a hurry-up initiative at NASA to devise a way astronauts could repair the space shuttle’s reentry tiles in space, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Summer is nearly here, so it's time to take science outside! This experiment shows the transformation when a couple household ingredients are combined and fire is introduced.

A chemical formulation similar to that used in a common type of fireworks is being examined by engineers for use in a caulk gun that could be used to repair holes or cracks in the space shuttle ...

As a wrap-up to last year's chemistry studies, I'd hoped to do something sort-of but not really explosive. Carbon Snakes seemed to fit the bill. Mix sugar and concentrated sulfuric acid and Whoosh! A ...