Engineering students build treadmill that helps athletes in wheelchairs work out

The eight-time national champion UTA Movin' Mavs might be getting even better soon, thanks to some…

New York mayor targets classic skyscrapers with Green New Deal

Mayor Bill de Blasio marked Earth Day by outlining measures to make New York greener Monday,…

Researchers calculate decades of ‘scary’ Greenland ice melting

Measuring melting ice is a fairly precise business in 2019—thanks to satellites, weather stations and sophisticated…

Study shows zoos and aquariums dramatically increase information needed to help save species

Despite volumes of data currently available on mankind, it is surprising how little we know about…

How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide

An MIT research team that has already conquered the problem of getting ketchup out of its…

Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle

Human skeletal muscles have a unique combination of properties that materials researchers seek for their own…

Five reasons why autonomous cars aren’t coming anytime soon

In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development…

Climate change has worsened global economic inequality

A new Stanford University study shows global warming has increased economic inequality since the 1960s. Temperature…

Family quarrels in seeds reveal the ways parents and offspring sometimes evolve in conflicting directions

It's spring, finally—and in the tree branches a battle is brewing. A robin returns to her…

Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand

The flow of granular materials, such as sand and catalytic particles used in chemical reactors, and…