Hungry Lasagna So you made lasagna last night, and it was delicious. You saved the leftovers by wrapping aluminum foil over the top of the pan, and putting it in the fridge. When you get hungry today, you go to look for that lasagna, but it looks lik...
Whats The Best Way To Help Kids Lose Weight? Youve probably heard that something like a third of all kids in the United States are overweight or obese. And youve probably also heard or read about all sorts of possible solutions: getting rid of sugary...
A Magical Glow? Have you ever wondered why fluorescent colors, like you see in highlighters or clothing dyes, for instance,seem so much brighter than other colors? Its because they seem to reflect more light than they receive! It may sound like a mag...
Neanderthals Were Sophisticated We modern humans tend to look down on our ancient Neanderthal cousins. In our imagination, Neanderthals were brutish, cave dwelling lunks who couldnt hack it once we left Africa and set up shop in Neanderthal territory...
What Is The Equation For A Happy, Healthy Teen? Teenagers are often a difficult bunch. With all those hormones flooding their bodies, they can be moody, unpredictable, and prone to making dubious choices. But however turbulent their teenage years, ki...
Why Does Spot Have Spots? In dogs with multicolored coats, white areas have no pigment cells. Black, brown or yellow areas, on the other hand, get their color from special pigment cells. When a dog is just an embryo, these pigment cells travel from t...
Can You Predict The Future? Its impossible to know the future. We can guess, but no one has actual knowledge of whats going to happen down the road. But if youre someone who trusts her feelings, youre more likely to accurately predict future events t...
Sleeping With One Eye Open Theres an old saying that if you think youre in danger, you might ought to sleep with one eye open. Well it turns out that many kinds of birds do just that. A group of scientists at Indiana State University studied mallard...
Bug Antifreeze Ever seen a cricket wearing a parka? Probably not, but you might have wondered how insects make it through the winter! After all, theyre cold-blooded, so their body temperature is pretty close to the temperature around them! Why dont b...
What Is Progeria? Progeria was first described in the nineteenth century. The mysterious disease is often thought of as premature aging. Children with progeria are normal for their first year of life, but then develop medical problems normally seen i...