The science behind the box in the back.

Welcome back to another round in our ongoing general science series! By now, you should know the expectations. The questions start reasonably. Then they get layered. Then they start testing whether ...

Discover the super simple secret ingredient that you need in order to create moist, deeply chocolatey cakes with a richer ...

State Climatologist and Professor Baker Perry answers questions about the science of snow in the Sierras, and how different weather patterns affect local snowpacks.

The recipe makes fluffy cake because of a chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar. I asked my friend Mary Fennimore about chemical reactions. She teaches chemistry at Washington State ...

Ever wondered why bread goes hard as it stales while cookies like Oreos get softer? Dive into the science of moisture movement, starch retrogradation, and water activity in this fascinating MinuteFood ...

Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.