Using a galvanised nail and a copper penny as electrodes and lemon juice as an electrolyte can create a rudimentary battery. When the zinc-coated nail is pushed into a lemon, the mild citric acid in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Smitten with Science” at the Great Lakes Science Center blends candy, chemistry and creativity into a hands-on Valentine’s season experience designed to show kids that science can ...

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Ahead of National Science Day, students can try five simple home experiments. Using easily available materials, students can practise safely at home and confidently present these engaging science ...

Science Detectives, an ASU student-led organization, provides free, hands-on science lessons for third to sixth-grade students from Tempe and Mesa .

explosion and the shattering glass don’t distress her. She simply clicks her computer mouse a few times and starts over. Ms. Ellison’s laboratory section relies on computer simulations, rather than on ...

Winter means a lot of indoor time, and I've learned that science experiments are a lifesaver on those long, cold days. The best part? You don't need anything fancy. Baking soda, vinegar, food ...

One man decided to take it upon himself to wire 400 car batteries up in a wild experiment, all in the name of curiosity. We ...

The University of Liverpool's new lab assistant works 1,000 times faster than any chemist that's come before it—it's also a robot. But this robot doesn't want to replace other humans because its ...

When Andrew Robak ’02 (chemistry) started receiving chemistry-related text messages from an unknown number, he wasn’t quite sure what to think. After a few exchanges he realized it was his cousin, ...

Colorado State University's Little Shop of Physics Open House returns March 1 with hundreds of hands-on science experiments ...