Stories by Jeffery DelViscio

It’s well known that petrochemicals are toxic to our health. Here’s how to steer clear of these by-products of the fossil-fuel industry.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how researchers live and work on a U.S. icebreaker making its way through the waters of West Antarctica.

To unravel the effects of melting sea ice, researchers drill the frozen waters around Antarctica and receive a surprise visit from a group of penguins.

Researchers are investigating how an iron infusion from glacial meltwater might change Antarctica’s seas and the climate.

A cost-effective pollution solution on Cape Cod could start in the bathroom.

You don't have to venture far to make a difference for wildlife.

Toxic algal blooms are forcing Cape Cod communities to consider expensive sewer and septic system projects.

Cape Cod’s water is turning “pea-soup green”—and after decades of scientific detective work, we know why.

Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses, and even she isn't ready for this one.

A team of researchers has an ambitious plan to capture the 2024 total solar eclipse like never before.

Tourism is big business on the cape, but a growing environmental issue could disrupt the lives of tourists and residents, alike.

Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.

Sean Kirkpatrick looked into the skies and deep into government archives for extraterrestrials. What he found is, to him, more concerning than little green men.

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on.

The moon helps us keep time, inspires religions and shapes science, yet it still keeps secrets from us.

The eruption in Iceland may look beautiful, but what is happening just below the surface is threatening safety and livelihoods on the surface.

We’re looking back at 2023 for our favorite podcast shows and one about the largest bird to ever fly the skies just flew to the top of the list.

The U.S. has embarked on the largest and most expensive nuclear build-out ever. The U.S. military says it is necessary to replace an aging nuclear arsenal. But critics fear the risks.

A Stanford researcher is growing crystals on the International Space Station and electronics to withstand the extreme environments of Venus.

The dangerous virus is still here. Here’s how you can stay safe.

Caterpillars can’t regulate their body temperatures, so they have to come up with a totally different strategy to make it through the coldest months of the year.

A honeybee swarm has as much electric charge as a thundercloud, and the insects’ mass movements in the atmosphere might even have some influence on the weather.

The new field of digital bioacoustics is using machine learning to try decipher animal speak, including honeybee toots and quacks and whoops.

Are you working really hard to learn something? Remember this counterintuitive fact, and you might improve your learning curve.