How do you choose a ripe pineapple?
Here are a few tips for choosing a great pineapple – to use as garnish for a tropical cocktail, in a fresh pineapple upside-down cake, or just for eating.
Why is the sky blue?
It’s a basic question, but most people still don’t know: Why is the sky blue? Here’s a basic explanation that will get you a win at trivia or on a school report.
How can you become an astronaut?
Many women and men have realized their dreams of flying in space. They all began by submitting an application to become an astronaut. Here’s how maybe even you could become an astronaut!
How do touch faucets work?
If you’ve seen those fancy kitchen and bathroom touch faucets where you just touch them to turn the water on or off, you might wonder: how do they work?
Why is bacon so delicious?
Why is bacon so good? What is it about those thin slices of meat that makes me want to eat a pound of it in one sitting?
What does Einstein’s E=mc2 mean?
What does Einstein’s famous equation E= mc2 actually mean? What equals what what? Early in the nineteenth century, Albert Einstein, while working as a clerk in a patent office, was inspired to propose a relationship between mass (the m), and energy (the E). His E=mc2 equation just states, in basic mathematical terms, that there is…
Are oleander plants really poisonous?
It’s so pretty and common, in fact, that many people don’t realize that the whole oleander plant can be dangerous.