Science

5 weapons that don't need a human to pull the trigger

By Alexandra Hall

How close are we to fully automated weaponry? Are there actual killer robots out there right now, ready to fight wars? Yes and no.

Debunking the biggest genetic myth of the human tongue

By Catherine Woods

You didn’t inherit your tongue rolling ability from your parents.

Demand for super-sized clams keeps poachers and cops busy

By Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix

Big money and human health are at stake when it comes to Puget Sound's most lucrative clams and the people charged with protecting them.

Times have changed for women at work, but office temperatures are stuck in the '60s

By Catherine Woods

A new study sheds light on the office thermostat battle. Women prefer warmer office climates than men because of their different body composition.

8 things you didn't know about humidity

By Catherine Woods

It's a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care? Below, some facts on…

What's all the fuss about fizzy drinks?

By Catherine Woods

snap-click. ahh. gulp. -- Familiar sounds at a summer BBQ. Get to know your carbonated beverage.

What makes this monkey red in the face?

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists explore the anatomy of red faces in Peruvian uakari monkeys.

How do ants synchronize to move really big stuff?

By Nsikan Akpan

Who leads the way when ants carry really big things? Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science offer an answer.

This chicken vaccine makes its virus more dangerous

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists find experimental evidence for the first time that a vaccine can make a virus worse.

Study suggests Japan falsified whale hunting data during the 1960s

By Carey Reed

Japanese commercial whale fleets are accused of altering their records in the late 1960s, according to a study published recently in the journal Royal Society Open Science.