For deep-frying, cooking oil is heated to around 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 C). This is much hotter than the boiling point of water, which is 212 F (100 C). So when the ice in a frozen turkey comes ...

Enter rubbing alcohol. Being a polar solvent, rubbing alcohol dissolves and weakens the polar molecules in the dried super glue, rendering it powerless and easy to peel off. After all, polar ...

It's not clear whether the byproduct could be harmful to human health, but the study authors say its properties are similar ...

Recently, a research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese ...

Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a model ...

Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a model for innovation ...

Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz first became intrigued by malaria when he was a young boy in South Africa. His father, who scouted ...

Findings suggested the Moon might hold exploitable resources, sparking discussions on sustainable space missions.

All aboard! If you believe in the magic of Christmas, throw on your best holiday pajamas and round up your family and friends to embark on a magical polar-express unlike any other. These rides are a ...

The ozone layer sits toward the bottom of the stratosphere, roughly 20 to 40 kilometers (66,000 and 131,000 feet) above the ...

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations. Temperatures in the Arctic region are warming more ...