My backyard adjoins the thousand-acre wood that makes up the north campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Several times over the last few decades that I’ve been employed as a science writer, I ...

If we had to list our top parent-approved pastimes, backyard science experiments for kids are a hot contender for the #1 spot because kids have fun learning while soaking up a little vitamin D in the ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count is slated for Feb. 14-17, all over the globe. Last year, more than 642,000 people in 210 countries or subregions helped count birds. This Valentine's Day weekend, love ...

With summer camps filling up fast and screens taking center stage, many parents are rethinking how to keep kids engaged in ways that matter. They want something close to home, but rich in creativity ...

It's that time of the year when the children are out having fun in the sun. While they're outside, encourage them to explore one of the best science experiments in their backyard. Using a few ...

It's that time of the year when the children are out having fun in the sun. While they're outside, encourage them to explore one of the best science classrooms -- their own backyard. Here's an ...

My backyard adjoins the thousand-acre wood that makes up the north campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Several times over the last few decades that I’ve been employed as a science writer, I ...

For many of us, summer is all about fun in the sun, pool parties and that feeling of endless vacation—unless you keep up with the news. Recently there have been a lot of concerning or even devastating ...

Anna Endreny, a teacher at Syracuse's Ed Smith School, is leading a group of local elementary school teachers in a weeklong summer workshop on using local parks and other green spaces to help teach ...

No Bunsen burners or laboratories here, this is science for everybody, anywhere. Wherever the kids want to take it; in the garden, in the kitchen or in the shed, this is science BY kids FOR kids! ABC ...