Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. How do you define love? Is it a choice or a feeling? – Izzy, age 11, Golden, Colorado Love is confusing. People in the U.S. Google the word “love” about 1.2 million times
... Moms think more about household chores − and this cognitive burden hurts their mental health
When you think about housework, you likely think of actions: scrubbing the dishes, running errands, chopping vegetables for dinner. And it’s not news to say that mothers often shoulder the burden[1] for most of those activities.
But there’s an invisible dimension of household labor that unfolds behind the scenes: the cognitive effort that...
Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate
A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It’s tagging seals.
Several species of seals live around and on Antarctica and regularly dive more than 100 meters in search of their next meal. These seals are experts at swimming...
Cheesemaking is a complex science – a food chemist explains the process from milk to mozzarella
Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the cheesemaking process[1], which can determine whether the cheese turns out soft and gooey like mozzarella or hard and fragrant like Parmesan.
In...