Crystals might look simple, but their growth tells a far more complex and fascinating story. From grains of salt to diamonds, ...

Today many unrelated animals build their skeletons or shells out of calcium carbonate — including echinoderms, mollusks and corals. Instead of building crystals ion-by-ion from the surrounding sea ...

A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.

Which magnetic building blocks are best? Parents are giving their babies, kids and toddlers more STEM toys to educate them and help them succeed in a global market. Sets of magnetic building ...