On haunted history tours, people often visit eerie theaters and spooky mansions. Such old buildings are often settings for spine-tingling stories. They may also hum with noise too low to…

Objective: Determine the ratio of sugar to corn syrup that produces the best-tasting and best-textured marshmallow. Areas of Science: Food Science Difficulty: Intermediate medium Time required: Short (2-5 days) Prerequisites: None…

It seems some Egyptian royal women really were warrior princesses. Researchers examined five almost 4,000-year-old mummified princesses. Their results suggest these women were skilled users of the daggers, bows and…

Symmetry (noun, “SIM-meh-tree”) A shape with symmetry has parts that match each other in some way. Imagine cutting a heart from a piece of paper. To ensure the two halves…

Chocolate-chip sea stars are famous for the rows of dark, pointy bumps that cover each of their arms. The animals really look like they’re dotted with chocolate chips. But what’s…

A newly discovered cosmic object is unlike any seen before. It’s not a planet. It’s not a moon, either. It’s a third thing we don’t have a name for yet.…

The morning of October 29, 2020, was cool and clear in Nazaré. This coastal town in Portugal is famous for its beaches and vibrant nightlife. It’s also known for its…

The seeing world is dominated with eyes that come in sets of two or more. But single-eyed oddities have long had a place in the animal kingdom — and our…

Frozen, ice-age squirrel poop doesn’t stink. At least not at first. But that changes if it warms. As it thaws, the smell shows fecal pellets are not just stony fossils.…