For much of my career, I have been fascinated by the ways in which materials behave when we reduce their dimensions to the nanoscale. Over and over, I've learned that when we shrink a material down to ...

For decades, climate science has focused on what happens on Earth and in our atmosphere, but new research suggests our planet’s long term rhythms are also being nudged by a neighbor. Scientists now ...

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

Antarctica’s most feared ice giant is no longer just slipping quietly into the sea. For the first time, scientists are watching the Thwaites Glacier, widely known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” fracture ...

New research reveals why 'tate-nori' (vertical rhythm) songs boost cardio performance, while 'yoko-nori' (horizontal sway) ...

Mascha Schilinski's Oscar entry from GermanySound of Falling chronicles the intertwined lives of four generations of women ...

Music is both a brain and a body experience—illness can impair this experience, while music can be a means to treat illness.

Mascha Schilinski talks her Cannes-winning 'Sound of Falling,' creating a sonic landscape, and directing children for the ...

A new acoustic levitation technique combines sound waves and electric charge to control multiple particles without physical ...

What did a vulture-bone flute sound like inside a cave? How about singing inside a tomb? Researchers are bringing ancient ...

Steinway is a well-known name that’s music to a lot of people’s ears in Queens, including Steinway Street, one of the borough ...