Strong thunderstorms are expected to redevelop Friday afternoon across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, threatening more than 70 million people from Kentucky to Vermont. The severe weather is being fueled by near-record heat, with temperatures forecast to reach the mid-90s from the Carolinas to New York City.

Cool Routes helps users find the coolest paths and reduce exposure to dangerous heat. The post Arizona students design app that calculates least-sweaty walking route appeared first on Popular Science.

FivePine Lodge and Spa also landed on the Travelers' Choice Awards list of the best hotels worldwide, at No. 5.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- White Castle, a Columbus-based chain known for its burger sliders, broke ground Thursday on its first Texas location. The new location will be at Grandscape in The Colony, north of Dallas. It will span 3,430 square feet and will feature a double drive-thru, a canopy and patio seating. To celebrate the [...]

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.

Birds in flocks, bacteria and cells: In many collective systems, individual elements respond to only part of their surroundings, seemingly defying Newton's third law of motion—action equals reaction. These exceptions are known as nonreciprocal interactions. A Dresden physics team working with Roderich Moessner, a founding member of the Würzburg–Dresden Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat, has now developed a theory that makes it possible to describe these interactions efficiently and simulate them far more precisely.

Children have a right to learn, play and grow. To help children thrive, parents and health care professionals must ensure they get the medical support they need. However, existing evidence shows we could involve children more in their health care appointments.

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a marvel of nature, a highly effective killer that doesn't have to move an inch to capture and kill its prey. It releases a fruity nectar scent to attract flies and other insects. After they land in the trap, tiny hairs are triggered and the leaves shut with impressive speed.

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From snow white and jet black to golden brown, domestic chickens display a wider range of plumage colors than almost any other livestock species. A new international study, with researchers from Leipzig University playing a key role, explains why: A single gene is capable of producing this full spectrum. The study provides an example of how genetic diversity and visible traits can emerge within a short evolutionary period. The findings have now been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.