Spoiler: the secret to being cool isn’t sunglasses and silence. Science says it’s adventure, power, autonomy—and a dash of hedonism.

CRAIG BENZINE: This is Paddy Fox, theoretical physicist at Fermilab, which is home to the world's second-largest particle accelerator, and where lots of cool science stuff happens.

Do you ever look at someone and think they’re “really cool?” There’s new research that suggests there’s a science behind that feeling.

Aeronautics and astronomy, bubbles and bees, robots and rockets, and a host of other STEM-related activities were on colorful and engaging display at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus ...

Kaylin Oakes, a sophomore from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, whose art is teaching people about the climate crisis, is the top winner in the state’s division of UMass Lowell’s Cool Science Contest. The ...

Spoiler: the secret to being cool isn’t sunglasses and silence. Science says it’s adventure, power, autonomy—and a dash of hedonism.