This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Local and plentiful African padauk trees made durable roof shingles for the Ilima Elementary School, protecting against termites and the tropical climate. (MASS) The materials we build with shape far ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — May Day is Lei Day here in Hawaii, which means it’s time to honor the Hawaiian culture and spirit of aloha. Lei can be found all around the islands, from lei stands to supermarkets.

Natalie Peterson is one of the leaders of Morph Creative Reuse, a nonprofit that is creating a new thrift shop where crafters, artists, teachers and others can find donated crafting and art materials.

In physics, a mechanical kink marks the point of transition between different internal states of a material. Researchers have now succeeded in creating a model in which they were able to move the kink ...

Garden trellises are a whimsical and beautiful addition to a garden, and if you have climbing vine plants or other plants that pair well with a trellis, they can be essential. Unfortunately, trellises ...

The Santa Barbara City Council voted 4-1 to move forward with amendments to the city’s rules regarding single-use materials, restricting the use of Mylar balloons, plastic confetti, and disposable ...

Generative AI models have been used to create enormous libraries of theoretical materials that could help solve all kinds of problems. Now, scientists just have to figure out how to make them. In many ...