Winter means a lot of indoor time, and I've learned that science experiments are a lifesaver on those long, cold days. The best part? You don't need anything fancy. Baking soda, vinegar, food ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You don’t have to pay much ...

(Original Caption) Lana, a 21/2 year old chimpanzee, uses a typewriter like device to punch out sentences using symbols for words in an experiment April 27th at the Yerkes Regional Primate Center at ...