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country dramatic sunset red

What gives a sunset its color?

By Andrew Zaleski

Five head lice on a white background.

How to get rid of lice

By Jillian Mock

Want your kid to be an elite athlete? Let them play the field.

Want your kid to be an elite athlete? Let them play the field.

By Nicole Wetsman

Do plants poop?

Do plants poop?

By Jenny Morber

Why are planets all the same shape?

Why are planets all the same shape?

By Kate Baggaley

Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital

Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital

By Sara Chodosh

Kids playing on phones and computers gaming ads

Surprise! Kids’ apps are full of manipulative, unregulated advertising

By Eleanor Cummins

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

By Sara Chodosh

dinosaur eats dinosaur

What did dinosaurs eat?

Why do I feel dizzy after spinning?

Why do I feel dizzy after spinning?

By Claire Maldarelli

What’s the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

What’s the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Do household cleaners make kids obese? Here’s why it’s too soon to tell.

Do household cleaners make kids obese? Here’s why it’s too soon to tell.

By Neel V. Patel

a baby in a saucer

Baby walkers have never been safe. Why are companies still selling them?

By Sara Chodosh

Heavy backpacks can hurt kids—here’s how to send them back to school safely

Heavy backpacks can hurt kids—here’s how to send them back to school safely

By Whitson Gordon

The CDC just released new concussion guidelines for kids. Here’s what you need to know.

The CDC just released new concussion guidelines for kids. Here’s what you need to know.

By Sara Chodosh

Teens’ screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero

Teens’ screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero

By Eleanor Cummins

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.

Steve Jobs iPad Apple tech children rules

Industry insiders don’t use their products like we do. That should worry us.

By Eleanor Cummins

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

A swimming pool, from under the water.

It’s surprisingly hard to tell if someone’s drowning, so we made you a guide

By Whitson Gordon

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you

By Mary Beth Griggs

If the Earth is spinning, why can’t I feel it?

If the Earth is spinning, why can’t I feel it?

By Sara Chodosh

Kids can be citizen scientists, too—here’s how

Kids can be citizen scientists, too—here’s how

By Eleanor Cummins

Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older

Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older

By Sara Chodosh

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine

By Nicole Wetsman

It’s actually really dangerous to go down a slide with your kid

It’s actually really dangerous to go down a slide with your kid

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How art could help encourage kids to study science

By Cassidy Mayeda

Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change

Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Tech can make your conversations with kids way more effective

Tech can make your conversations with kids way more effective

By PopSci Editors

Amazon Echo in kitchen

How to keep your kid from ordering four pounds of cookies with Amazon’s Alexa

By Sara Chodosh

How to prepare your kids for jobs that don’t exist yet

By Ayah Bdeir, as told to Sophie Bushwick

One In 10 Children May Have A Natural AIDS Defense Mechanism

One In 10 Children May Have A Natural AIDS Defense Mechanism

By Knvul Sheikh

This Company Wants To Put Your Children To Work

This Company Wants To Put Your Children To Work

Overload Of Gut Bacteria Can Stunt Children’s Growth

Overload Of Gut Bacteria Can Stunt Children’s Growth

By Alexandra Ossola

Lead In Water: What Are The Health Effects And Dangers?

Lead In Water: What Are The Health Effects And Dangers?

By Alexandra Ossola

How We Learn To Eat

How We Learn To Eat

By Nadia Berenstein

Electric Comb Could Zap Lice From Your Scalp

By Alexandra Ossola

Allie Johnson, a patient at St. Jude

Learning from the Children

By Alexandra Ossola

This Dad Makes Awesome CGI Videos Of His Son

This Dad Makes Awesome CGI Videos Of His Son

By Douglas Main

Ask Anything: Why Is Picking Up A New Language Easier As A Kid?

Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: Why Is Picking Up A New Language Easier As A Kid?

By Daniel Engber

Drone club for kids with autism is really, really awesome

Drone club for kids with autism is really, really awesome

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A 12-Year-Old’s Quest To Remake Education, One Arduino At A Time

A 12-Year-Old’s Quest To Remake Education, One Arduino At A Time

The World Looks Bigger Through A Virtual Child’s Eyes

The World Looks Bigger Through A Virtual Child’s Eyes

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Toys Are Preparing Kids For A Future With Robotic Friends

How Toys Are Preparing Kids For A Future With Robotic Friends

By Corinne Iozzio

Sleeping Children Learn Better Than Adults

Sleeping Children Learn Better Than Adults

By Shaunacy Ferro

Lifting James’ Giant Peach Would Have Required Way More Seagulls Than Roald Dahl Said

Lifting James’ Giant Peach Would Have Required Way More Seagulls Than Roald Dahl Said

By Rebecca Boyle

Make A Zoetrope Out Of A Turntable

Make A Zoetrope Out Of A Turntable

By The Big Book Of Hacks

New Version of Classic Marshmallow Experiment Upends Original Conclusions

New Version of Classic Marshmallow Experiment Upends Original Conclusions

By Rebecca Boyle

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s

Science Confirms The Obvious: Kids Love McDonald’s

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Why Do Kids Hate Brussels Sprouts?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: Why Do Kids Hate Brussels Sprouts?

By Ryan Bradley

10-Year-Old Accidentally Creates New Molecule in Science Class

10-Year-Old Accidentally Creates New Molecule in Science Class

By Dan Nosowitz

Survey Establishes What Kids Want From Robots: Homework Help and Friendship

Survey Establishes What Kids Want From Robots: Homework Help and Friendship

By Rebecca Boyle

Smart Child Porn Detection Algorithm Will Help Cops Sift Through Illicit Imagery

Smart Child Porn Detection Algorithm Will Help Cops Sift Through Illicit Imagery

By Rebecca Boyle

13-Year-Old Designs Super-Efficient Solar Array Based on the Fibonacci Sequence

13-Year-Old Designs Super-Efficient Solar Array Based on the Fibonacci Sequence

By Rebecca Boyle

Girl Scout Team Patents Prosthetic Hand Device, Helping a Toddler Write For the First Time

Girl Scout Team Patents Prosthetic Hand Device, Helping a Toddler Write For the First Time

By Rebecca Boyle

FIRST Robot Competition Showcases Geekiness, Ingenuity and the Dreams of 12,000 Kids

FIRST Robot Competition Showcases Geekiness, Ingenuity and the Dreams of 12,000 Kids

By Rebecca Boyle

My Little Brother on Drugs

My Little Brother on Drugs

By Jenny Everett