Cities can be considerably hotter than surrounding rural regions. New materials and technologies can cool things down.

Spoiler: the secret to being cool isn’t sunglasses and silence. Science says it’s adventure, power, autonomy—and a dash of hedonism.

“We’re going to show young people how cool science can be.” Those were some of the inspiring words by President Barack Obama at the launching of the new “Educate to Innovate” campaign on ...

For seven years, the Cool Science program has shown that children’s artwork is effective in teaching adults in the Lowell area about climate science. Now, thanks to a $3 million National Science ...

How do “this-is-cool” science stories stack up against “news-you-can-use” stories? Do you need to link science to policy and society in order to make it interesting? Is it interesting in ...

Scientists have published an academic paper about the power of pop culture events to boost scientific understanding and ...

Yesterday's program was no exception, as people doing interesting science-related jobs gave a approachable descriptions of how science got them work that pretty much everyone would recognize as cool.

US pop culture now celebrates science – but that doesn't stop science deniers dismissing inconvenient truths. Showbiz can help, says journalist Chris Mooney ...

With winter storms continuing across the country, much of the nation may not currently have warm feelings toward the solid form of water. Physicist and water researcher Eugene Stanley and Mariana ...

Cool Science Stories You May Have Missed in 2015 Quantum spookiness, a Maya city buried in ash and more in this year’s surprising science ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. What do these cool science tricks have to do with the Mercedes C-Class? Admittedly nothing. The real point, and why these make ...

In comparison, “good” people were perceived as more conforming, traditional, secure, warm, agreeable, universalistic, conscientious, and calm. While there are some overlapping traits, researchers ...