Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 22, 2005 -- The New Year is bringing the science community a grand present: The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. On schedule for completion in 2006, ...

Did You Know: Water is made up of H₂O molecules that are polar, meaning they have a slightly positive side and a slightly negative side. This polarity creates strong cohesion, causing water molecules ...

Here’s an intriguing quirk of the human body that may change how you think about your height: you’re typically a little taller in the morning than you are by the end of the day.