Scientists are adding sensors to an underwater cable network to monitor changes in the ocean and quickly detect earthquakes ...

Visual artist Todd Gilens created a walkable poem along Reno’s Truckee River that draws parallels between urbanism and stream ...

Researchers are trying to develop a better picture of what’s happening in the regions closest to a black hole’s event horizon ...

Now, almost 30,000 homes and businesses have had their water lines replaced, but 1,900 others have still not been reviewed.

“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

For her new book, Aarathi Prasad spent years researching the past and future of silk—and even grew her own silkworms.

Bonobos are a species of great ape, along with gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees. Over the years, they’ve gained a ...

An array of new products monitors users’ brain waves using caps or headbands. That neural data has few privacy protections.