The fun of the great outdoors is too often accompanied by the sting of an annoying mosquito. You've probably tried to keep the bugs away with stinky repellent, but there has to be a better option, rig ...
Have your parents ever brought back some avocados from the grocery store that were rock hard? It’s not worth waiting a whole week just to make sure your delicious avocados ripen! In this science exper ...
You know water boils at 100º C (212º F). But did you know that you can make water dance too? You can! It’s called the Leidenfrost Effect. By adding a water droplet to a pan of boiling water, you can s ...
Every winter, you get zapped; it never fails! Static electricity—an electric charge caused by things touching together—is one of those strange forces that you can't see, but you can feel (like gravity ...
In many parts of the world, winter temperatures drop low enough to make rivers and lakes freeze. And in those same parts of the world, where even those waters freeze, the ocean waters will not. Think ...
How many times have you peeked out the window on a rainy day and seen a rainbow (or two)? Rainbows usually only appear after the rain because the sun's rays bounce off the drops remaining in the atmos ...