Due to unusually thick ice this winter, a hovercraft has replaced the ferries that normally transport students to the islands where they live.

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park represents a side of Washington that many residents never see, despite driving past it regularly on their way to somewhere else. It’s a reminder to slow down, take ...

If someone told you there’s a massive desert dune field in California that looks like it belongs in the Middle East, would you believe them? The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley are California ...

But if parents regularly talk about science and incorporate it into play, they can help build their child’s logical thinking, ...

Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally. In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium ...

Human activity is making the underwater world increasingly noisy. Ph.D. candidate Fien Demuynck researched how wind farms affect fish and how to minimize any negative impact. "We don't want animals to ...

Sailing directly into the wind sounds impossible, yet sailors have done it for centuries. This breaks down the physics of sails, lift, keels, and tacking that allows ships to move forward even when ...

Fifth graders build hands-on science lessons and share them with Pre-K students, from circuits and light to sound and thermal ...

The WIFR First Alert Weather Team looks at some of the factors that go into forecast severe storms.

Weather ...