What do the feeling of an ice cube against your skin and the cool minty blast of toothpaste have in common? Both activate our body’s cold-sensing nerves. But until now, scientists hadn’t pinned down ...

Ancient ice records show Earth’s oceans cooled over millions of years despite stable greenhouse gases, highlighting the role of oceans.

Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they may be affecting our weather and temperatures. A study published in ...

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Scientists discovered that Greenland’s ice sheet may be slowly churning deep below the surface, revealing a hidden process ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - On Saturday, 12 companies went head-to-head to see who could come out on top at this year's Ice Cream Wars at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown. What's the recipe for a ...

Fungi may be the real-life superheroes of the natural world. Fungi are truly weird and impressive—they can live anywhere, be ...

Learn the main types of clouds and build a DIY cloud viewer! A fun weather science activity for kids, classrooms, and STEM ...

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of strange plume-like structures hidden deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. New research suggests they form through thermal convection—slow, swirling ...

After a new upgrade, a neutrino observatory in Antarctica may identify dormant supermassive black holes within our galaxy.

Global stocks declined while oil rallied after an attack on tankers in Iraqi waters highlighted the threat to energy infrastructure in the Middle East and stoked concerns of an escalating conflict.

Robert Schneider, in his book-and-curio-stacked Fisher Hall office, found his way to Tech in 2022 in part thanks to a spring break ice storm that trapped him and wife Marci in the Keweenaw after his ...