The launch that killed Mr. Hughes, known as Mad Mike, was being filmed for a new Science Channel series called “Homemade Astronauts.” By Aimee Ortiz A new Science Channel series puts physics to the ...

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AMES, Iowa – A research associate in the Iowa State University entomology department will hit the airwaves as the host of an internationally broadcast documentary program about insects. Brendan Dunphy ...

Touch a hot plate and your hand flies back. While the response is almost instant, researchers are still working to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these sensations of heat and pain.