Physics experiments have changed the world irrevocably, altering our reality and enabling us to take gigantic leaps in technology. From ancient times to now, here's a look at some of the greatest ...

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 ...

A big part of being a kid is building things, deconstructing things and, in general, discovering how things work—that’s why we buy those starter science experiment kits and toy microscopes to ...

There's a whole world of home science projects beyond the vinegar and baking soda volcano. Credit: peopleimages via Getty Images The vinegar and baking soda volcano is a science fair classic, but ...

Kengo Yamada remembers asking a class of kindergartners where they thought wind came from. “One said, ‘Trees make wind,’” says the associate director of early childhood education at New Jersey’s ...

Rock-and-roll puns aside, ELVIS is leaving the building — and Earth's surface — to collect data for “suspicious minds” who wonder if microbial life could exist in subsurface oceans of icy moons like ...