Science Underground

There are 2 billion tires sold every year and each takes several gallons of oil to make it. Scientists have found an unu... Read more

The secret for how leaves change color is uncovered. Find out how yellow and orange colors are made and how they are mad... Read more

Fireworks are a display of color and chemistry. Everyone loves fireworks, especially astronomers. Find out why.

Soap bubbles are not just for kids. Foams can help you from spilling your coffee and can help scientists understand the ... Read more

Scientists can now grow beef outside of the cow. In the not-so-distant future, you might get your burger from a beaker.

Twenty years ago, there were a billion monarch butterflies. Now, there are less than 10 percent of them left. Their disa... Read more

Fireflies light up the summertime night, but the glowing molecules inside them are also used by scientists to make new d... Read more

Seeds that are buried deep in the soil need to figure out which way their roots and stem should go. Ends up they have sp... Read more

Boston University's Dr. Robert Stern tells us about a brain disease that has been in the news recently -- CTE.

Our waistlines are increasing partly because of our modern diet, but also because of our Stone Age bodies. Back then, fo... Read more

Concussions seem to be in the news lately. A leading expert explains what is going on in the brain during a concussion.

When lightning bolts zap iron minerals they make magnets called lodestones. NASA scientists coax bolts to strike rocks u... Read more

Chocolate is tasty chemistry. What takes weeks to prepare, takes moments to enjoy. The steps from tree to your tongue ar... Read more

There are special cameras, called thermal cameras, that can detect heat. These cameras are the first defense against thr... Read more

Imagine if we could talk to the animals. To do so, we will have to think about time differently.

Get ready to be introduced to nature's best master of disguise--the cuttlefish.

We keep time by measuring repeating patterns, like a swinging pendulum or the earth's rotation. But, the best way to mea... Read more

Water is clear, but snow is white. Light dances on the snowflake edges creating this white color.

Scientists have made invisibility cloaks in the laboratory. What does it take to make something invisible? A bit of brai... Read more

Pi is the mysterious number of 3.14 that keeps our appliances running, our GPS going, and our clocks ticking. This numbe... Read more