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Hands on Science for Kids - Learn by Doing

You’re eating dinner and your child excitedly describes how his teacher took a bucket of water and swung it around without spilling a drop. Your child is talking about centrifugal force! Your child is talking to you!...

By: Lisa Bronart

The Science behind Wind Chimes

Wind chimes have come a long way since their banging, clanging days of old. Today’s precision-tuned wind chimes produce a melody as inviting, sweet, and clear as the song sung by pristine waters cascading down a moun...

By: Stephen Betzen

Golf Balls - The Science Behind The Dimples

The dynamics behind the flight of the golf ball offers a fascinating insight into the physical interworkings of air pressure, turbulence, and aerodynamics. When golf was first played in Scotland, most players playe...

By: Susan Chiang

Federal agencies haven't lived up to President Barack Obama's promise of a more open government, increasing their use of legal exemptions to keep records secret during his first year in office.

North Korea should let farms produce freely and allow food to be sold in local markets because the communist government cannot provide enough food for its people, a U.N. human rights investigator u...

Powerful Computing and Storage Tools Help Scientists Understand and Treat Bacterial Infections Understanding the genes that bacteria contain is crucial in battling disease and bacterial infections....

A Swiss watchmaker is hoping to raise a stink with an expensive timepiece that eschews the trade's standard gold, diamond or titanium fittings for a more earthy substance - dinosaur dung.