COLUMBIA, S.C. — Our atmosphere is composed of a multitude of gases. There are two main ones that take up most of our air. Nitrogen is the biggest and takes up about 78 percent of the atmosphere.

Mike Adamick is a stay-at-home dad who writes for the Adventures in Learning science blog at PBS.org, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED Radio, Disney's parenting website, Babble, and the Daddy Issues ...

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 ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – This week we are bringing out an old, but fun experiment. Those of you that have been fans of First News weekend may have seen this last year during one of our Science ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Our final experiment we shared with the kids at Plainfield Child Care was a chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar. It sort of illustrates a volcanic eruption, ...

Pour some milk in a dish (whole milk works best, but honestly, use whatever’s not expired), drop in some food coloring, then touch it with a dish soap-dipped cotton swab. The colors will scatter like ...

It’s always nice to enjoy a nice cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day. However, usually we need to add sugar to our lemon juice to make it worth drinking! This is because lemons are very acidic ...

Kids love any activity that involves making a big, giant mess. Really, who doesn’t, right? Now that summer is here, it’s a perfect time for kids to get outside, get some fresh air and indulge in some ...

“Vinegar Revival: Artisanal Recipes for Brightening Dishes and Drinks with Homemade Vinegars” by Harry Rosenblum, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, $19.99, 159 pages, hardcover Vinegar can be used for more ...

Join Chris and Rawlston in their home kitchens as they try cooking each other’s recipes with different vinegars. Rawlston’s challenge for Chris is Escovitch, a Caribbean dish of fried fish topped with ...