
Make Boba for Bubble Tea
A Teatime Activity from Science Buddies

Make Boba for Bubble Tea
A Teatime Activity from Science Buddies

A Newly Identified Protein May Be the Key to Vanquishing the Common Cold
Inactivating this protein in human cells and mice provided immunity to a range of viruses, but an effective treatment is still a long way off


Migrating Birds May Be Collateral Damage for a Popular Pesticide
Neonicotinoids may be partly responsible for declines in songbird populations

Make a Candle Flame Jump
A surprising science project from Science Buddies

Chemical Tweak Recycles Polyurethane into Glue
It’s not easy to recycle polyurethane, so it’s usually tossed out or burned. But a chemical tweak can turn polyurethane into glue. Christine Herman reports.

Lunar Geology in 1969; Heaven “Located” in 1869
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American

Nanomachines, Jellyfish Hugs and Hurricane Dorian from Space: The Week’s Best Science GIFs
Enjoy and loop on

Disappearing Plastics Stay Strong in the Shadows and Melt Away in the Sun
The material could form self-destructing drones or sensors

West Point Uniforms Signify Explosive Chemistry
U.S. Military Academy cadets wear the colors black, gray and gold for reasons found in gunpowder’s chemistry.

How to Make Elephant Toothpaste
Learn how to make “elephant toothpaste” with this bubbly science project from Science Buddies

Science News Briefs from All Over
A few brief reports about international science and technology from Guatemala to Australia, including one about the first recorded tornado in Nepal.

Put Edible Paper to the Test
A creative cooking activity from Science Buddies