Alton Brown shares this simple yet genius trick for ultra-creamy scrambled eggs in his 2016 cookbook, Everyday Cook. For the ...

When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice.

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A team of European scientists has developed a way to generate electricity from triboelectrification, a process historically ...

D microscopy shows that the giant bacterium Thiovulum imperiosus squeezes its DNA into peripheral pouches, not a central mass ...

Who among us can solve the age-old conundrum of preventing tears when you cut onions? Does anyone have an answer? Why, Martha ...

Researchers have discovered that a simple Teflon-based coating can boost hydrogen production in water electrolyzers by about ...

A state examination of Birmingham’s regional water utility alleges internal failures, improper payments and bidding irregularities. Those findings were quickly embraced by new leadership at Central ...

When energy prices jump, people start eyeing the thermostat like it is a luxury item instead of a basic switch. Yet a lot of the heat that keeps a home comfortable is already flowing through pipes and ...

Water trapped in between molecules behaves differently than free-flowing water, as it holds more energy. Researchers found that when another molecule displaces that water, the energy that the water ...

The yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus). Image via Wiki Commons. The Lasius flavus ant colony is like a monarchy maintained by absolute loyalty. Thousands of worker ants, all sisters, toil ceaselessly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Drought is a slow-moving catastrophe for most animals. Yet ...