This is the second episode of Inside Science Conversations that features Dr. Phil Skiba. In episode one, Skiba described how he went from wanting to be an astronaut to helping top athletes excel ...

Ultramarathons force athletes to challenge their bodies and minds for at least several hours. 50 miles, 100 miles, even longer. These races offer extreme challenges, from pain in muscles and joints, ...

Phillip F. Schewe is a physicist and writer who works at the Joint Quantum Institute in College Park, MD. He is the author of two books: Maverick Genius and The Grid. For many years he was at the ...

(Inside Science) -- “Don’t Rasp Your Throat With Harsh Irritants, Reach for a LUCKY instead,” reads one Lucky Strike Cigarettes ad from the 1930s. It’s almost beyond belief today that a cigarette ...

Physics – The study of matter and energy, space and time; within these broad areas many areas are studied such as the properties of different states of matter, including solids, liquids, gases, and ...

Robotic flappers and models could help researchers understand a basic mystery of fish evolution. (ISNS) -- One fish, two fish, skinny fish, flat fish – scientists and anglers alike have long wondered ...

Ambitious plan aims to keep waste out of rivers without massive new pipes.

Major companies from Hershey to Barilla are exploring the technology.

New research explains the careful choreography of a multi-planet system called Kepler-233.

Inside Science is an editorially independent news service of the American Institute of Physics ...

Coating can be used to make surfaces germ-free.

Gamma-ray - a high-energy electromagnetic wave, which can be released by atoms undergoing radioactive decays. Spectrometer - an instrument that can measure the range of energies in gamma rays released ...