Dec. 20, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

When the 2025 women's volleyball Final Four begins on Thursday, Wisconsin Badgers middle blocker Carter Booth will be on the court. The Denver native spent her first year of college with the Minnesota ...

These twisting threads wrapped in thinner, looping strands are the silk of an Australian net-casting spider (Asianopis subrufa), a consummate ambush predator. Instead of building a web and waiting for ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...

Nothing sinks a golfer’s spirits like their ball zinging back out of the hole. Now, physics and mathematics explain how it happens. The anguish of a “lip out” occurs when a golfer putts a ball, and ...

Life’s origin story just became even more mysterious. Using mathematics and information theory, Robert G. Endres of Imperial College London found that the spontaneous emergence of life from nonliving ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- This week, we feature Lindblom Math and Science Academy on ABC7's Friday Flyover, celebrating high school sports! -98% 4 year Graduation Rate for the class of 2024, 99% 4 year ...

1 Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Akrokerri College of Education, Obuasi, Ghana 2 Department of Mathematics Education, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and ...

"Leopard jump mono." Fauna and Flora, Category Winner. Captured in South Africa’s Londolozi reserve, freezes the tense moment when a male leopard must leap away after mating to avoid the female’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Last week, ABC7 Chicago's Rob Elgas and Mark Rivera revisited their old high school in Crystal Lake. Now, Cheryl Burton is going back to school. On this Feel Good Friday, Burton is ...

That’s how experts describe the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the “nation’s report card.” Considered a highly accurate window into student ...