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 ...

Water is made up of H₂O molecules that are polar, meaning they have a slightly positive side and a slightly negative side.

As tiny insects, honey bees are consistently underestimated. These little guys are far more complex than most people realize.

Results of the 14th annual Cool Science Image Contest were announced on Wednesday with winners selected from a pool of entries that include University of Wisconsin faculty, professors and students.