Adult male magnificent riflebirds have ultrablack feathers covering most of their bodies. Paul Maury / Cornell Lab of Ornithology The magnificent riflebird has a striking appearance. Adult males of ...

People often don’t know what to do with unwanted fabric items like clothing, bedding and shoes. By Joyce Cohen As part of a little-known Department of Sanitation program, New York City buildings with ...

VoxeLite can help you literally feel websites. By Mack DeGeurin Published Nov 22, 2025 10:07 AM EST Northwestern University Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...

As global temperatures rise and heat waves intensify, a new textile innovation co-developed by University of South Australia scientists promises to keep people cooler, drier, and more comfortable in ...

Fashion is no longer confined to fabric or storefronts. Increasingly, it's being built with code, worn by avatars and shaped by players who don’t care whether a garment exists in the physical world at ...

After JOANN fabric and craft stores closed nationwide and in Bellingham, a new locally owned fabric store is set to open soon to help fill a need for crafters and seamstresses. Sew Inspired Fabrics — ...

The Goodwill store in Slidell has moved to a new location, opening Thursday in the space formerly occupied by the Joann Fabric and Crafts store at Gause and Northshore boulevards. Goodwill's move to ...

Lynn and Chris Lindsay opened Loose Thread Studio in Staunton to fill a local need for a fabric store. The shop offers a variety of fabrics, notions, and embroidery supplies, catering to customer ...

For more than a century, the zipper has stayed more or less the same: two interlocking rows of teeth, a sliding pull, and the fabric tape that holds it together. It’s one of those inventions that ...

Michaels is launching "The Knit & Sew Shop" in its stores, featuring branding from the bankrupt retailer Joann. Michaels has expanded its fabric, sewing, and yarn assortments to accommodate the new ...