Discover how to build a simple homopolar motor using everyday household items in this easy-to-follow tutorial. Learn the ...

If you like your curries hot, you may have accidentally stumbled across a weight-loss hack. A recent study found that spicing up your meals may help reduce calorie intake and support weight loss.

Feeling in control may be the key to conquering daily stress. Penn State researchers found that people were 62% more likely to resolve everyday hassles on days when they felt greater control. This ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's ...

The skinny on mosquitoes, including repellents, gear, and prevention strategies at home and abroad. Feet covered with mosquitoes in Alaska's North Slope area. Some people really are mosquito ...

An experiment that transformed lead into gold, a satellite designed to manufacture drugs in space, and many other fascinating projects all took home trophies at this year’s Science Fair. Reading time ...

In “Do Sports Explain the ‘Math Gender Gap’?” (op-ed, Sept. 8), J.T. Young speculates whether “the way we teach math is somehow biased against girls.” A related issue is that recent teaching ...

New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, show eighth-graders' science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and ...

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Hosting a Fourth of July celebration that’s both festive and healthy doesn’t have to be stressful. At California Organics’ Cali-O Deli in Nevada City, Deli Manager Jenn Gilardi makes it easy to serve ...