Science Underground

Cold dry air from Canada traveling over clear lakes are the ingredients for a miserable winter.

The Gateway Arch is a beautiful example of the marriage between materials and mathematics. The secret behind this monument's longevity is revealed.

Our waistlines are increasing partly because of our modern diet, but also because of our Stone Age bodies. Back then, food was rare. Now? Not so much.

LEDs are small lights that come from a material that is under your feet at the beach--sand. The uses of LEDs are almost as numerous as the grains of sand that make them.

Boston University's Dr. Robert Stern tells us about a brain disease that has been in the news recently -- CTE.

Snowflakes have six sides. The answer to why can be found in your local supermarket in a stack of oranges.

Origami is the ancient art of paper folding. Today, origami can be seen in pizza boxes and fancy napkins, but it can also save your life in a car accident.

The colors we see in a chameleon's skin is not really what it seems. Their skin is playing with light in the same way soap bubbles do.

Sitting in a hot car is the same thing that is happening to the earth. Molecules are trapping heat and warming the planet. If we all work together we can stop this trend.

While we think the tongue is responsible for taste, actually the nose has a nose for it. Food without your nose would be pretty boring.