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Finding an activity that adequately keeps kids entertained can be challenging, but the best science kits for kids help stave off boredom, all while being relatively easy to use and educational. The ...

Cats love jumping up on things including tables, so one kid decided to do a science experiment to find out if their buttholes ...

The transformation unleashed by increased funding for science during the 20th century is nothing short of remarkable. In the early 1900s research was a cottage industry mostly funded by private firms ...

Kids won’t need beakers and microscopes for these biology experiments—they just need themselves! Each of these five experiments lets children discover how a human body system works. And by doing these ...

Have you ever imagined the solution to a logic problem instead of calculating it? Such “thought experiments” are carried out using one’s imagination rather than doing actual research. Typically ...

Explore the fascinating science of fruit batteries with this simple orange electricity experiment that demonstrates how ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. A field experiment is a research method that uses ...