Conduction is the direct flow of heat from your warm body into your colder surroundings. In winter, all that heat escaping ...

We reviewed the best women's winter jackets and parkas, with an emphasis on warmth, style and functionality. Here are our top picks.

Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually produce especially stable and spherical nuclei.

If someone hands you a large, spiral seashell, chances are that your instinct will drive you to hold it up to your ear. Thousands of years ago, however, prehistoric communities in modern-day Spain ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

A few years ago, the Gwich’in jeweler Tania Larsson was on the hunt for materials to create some new pieces. Specifically, Larsson was searching for dentalium shells—the long, tubular shells deriving ...

Signs associated with long-term stress include heart strain, memory lapses and sleep disorders. Keeping stress down also helps improve digestion. Gavin Newsom's team unveils new nickname for Kristi ...

David Schechter is a national environmental correspondent and the host of "On the Dot with David Schechter," a guided journey to explore how we're changing the earth and earth is changing us.

Hollow atoms are special atoms with multiple missing electrons in their inner shells, while their outer shells are still fully or partially filled with electrons. Studying the production mechanisms, ...