Katharine Gammon

For Halloween, stage blood takes the spotlight and chemistry tricks can treat viewers.

This beast would touch opposing walls in a typical living room.

A new computer science project translates emotions described in books into music.

A new concrete repels water and could be close to maintenance-free.

A new technique may be 10,000 time more sensitive than existing methods.

New research finds that ants’ strength lies in their neck joints.

Researchers have connected canine swimming patterns to early aquatic mammals.

Rudimentary technology gets an update.

Bacterial proteins could alter precipitation patterns and climate-change models.

Butterflies face much more bumpy, turbulent skies than previously thought.

Nobody has a head that big.

Hint: Movie special-effects are not involved.

From plastics to pesticides, the risks are everywhere.

The record hasn't been touched since 1976.

Robotic flappers and models could help researchers understand a basic mystery of fish evolution.

Researchers melt tunnels inside ice to study it.

Images of a lab dug into one of Norway's glaciers.

New method could help identify the exact right moment to pick wine grapes.

New tools help forecast risk of climate-dependent diseases.

A new factor has been implicated in male fertility problems.

Eating plants with estrogen-like compounds seems to make male monkeys behave oddly.

Depends on whether you plan to buy or build, but these vehicles are fast!