There's nothing tastier than baking a fresh batch of cookies and dipping them into a cold glass of milk, and the chemistry ...

Christmas is one of my favorite times of year. Around this time, I lean into all the cozy, nostalgic aromas of the season, finding little ways to make my house smell like Christmas. But even beyond ...

The yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus). Image via Wiki Commons. The Lasius flavus ant colony is like a monarchy maintained by absolute loyalty. Thousands of worker ants, all sisters, toil ceaselessly ...

Overtaking a throne sometimes takes a touch of matricide. Some newly mated ant queens sneak into other ant colonies and spray their queens with a liquid that sends workers into a murderous frenzy, ...

Learn how five simple tricks use physics, motion blur, and misdirection to create striking illusions at home. Each move is carefully explained so even first-time performers can understand why it works ...