1. Solar flare - a buildup of magnetic energy on the surface of the sun that is suddenly released through the ejection of charged particles into space 2. Solar cycle - the 11-year cycle of solar ...

(Inside Science) -- It took years of painstaking work for Carlos Souza and his colleagues to map out every road in the Brazilian Amazon biome. Official maps of the 4.2 million-square-kilometer region ...

This is the second episode of Inside Science Conversations that features Dr. Phil Skiba. In episode one, Skiba described how he went from wanting to be an astronaut to helping top athletes excel ...

(Inside Science) -- We at Inside Science are getting ready for our coverage of all the science-related Nobel Prize announcements: physiology/medicine on Monday, physics on Tuesday, and chemistry on ...

(Inside Science TV) – One hard hit can be enough to rattle the brain and cause a concussion. But every player's experience is different. “I got up and felt kind of queasy,” said Troy Menna, a high ...

(Inside Science) -- Sometimes the best laid plans -- and eggs -- of fish go awry. In one species, females favor larger males, choosing more frequently to spawn with them. But female attention also ...

The wine industry has come a long way, from exclusively small-scale operations to a multi-million dollar industry that’s booming. As the demand for quality wine grows, so does the thirst for a better ...

Laser etching on food-safe pigments can create 2D images that appear 3D. (Inside Science) -- Holograms are photos that, when illuminated, essentially act like 2D windows into 3D scenes. The pixels of ...

The announcements of this year's winners begin on October 5. Click on the image to see all of our related coverage.

(Inside Science) -- Every fall, the trees outside our windows shine bright with shades of red, orange and yellow. But light can reveal much more about leaves and the plants that made them. New ...

(Inside Science) -- Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn, has a surface area about the size of Mexico and is mostly covered with ice. During a flyby mission in 2015, the Cassini spacecraft dove ...

(Inside Science TV) -- The longer a person lives, the more wear and tear the body must take. So, it is natural to expect certain signs of old age, like gray hairs, a few skin wrinkles and even vision ...