Most of what we know about the ocean just skims the surface, literally. We’ve gathered a large quantity of data on the oceans ...

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties into solid Lego-like building blocks. By controlling the solidity of hundreds ...

Duke engineers created solid blocks that can reprogram stiffness on demand, enabling robots to change motion without rebuilding.

Electrically heated elements turn from solids to liquids to provide flexibility to robotic building blocks.

Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By copying how natural polymers fold and fall apart, researchers created materials that stay strong in use, then break down under ...

The application window for Texas' new statewide school voucher program will open Feb. 4. New details for the $1 billion initiative, known as Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or TEFA, were released by ...

A total of 12 states have now amended what's permitted as “food for purchase” for SNAP benefits recipients Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved six new ...

WASHINGTON — Trump's investment account program for American children received a hefty boost from billionaires Michael and Susan Dell on Tuesday. The Dells donated a historic $6.25 billion on ...

If you’ve got an old black and white TV, it’s probably not useful for much. There are precious few analog broadcasters left in the world and black and white isn’t that fun to watch, anyway. However, ...

Chemical additions to plastic that mimic natural polymers like DNA can create materials that break down in days, months or years rather than littering the environment for centuries. Researchers hope ...

U ndergraduate writing programs introduce college students to the rhetorical and argumentative structures they will be expected to master during their four years on campus and beyond. Learning the ...