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Dina and Tim chat with STEM educator Dr. Sarah Habibi about fun DIY experiments to keep kids busy and engaged indoors during the holidays.

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang make the holidays sweeter with this candy-filled advent calendar. Each day gives you a Peanuts-themed treat tucked inside a keepsake box designed for display. It’s ...

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On the morning of Jaiwen Hsu’s stem cell transplant in November 2023, the atmosphere in the hospital felt electric. Doctors had never before tried what they were going to attempt with someone like Hsu ...

William Krause, 17, of Pasadena, demonstrated how he and others from a nonprofit student group unlock their inner science nerd for the benefit of homeless children. He described the workings of a ...

Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., will hold the BVCC Kids Summer Arts & Science Camp 2025 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. July 14-18. The camp is open to all children in the community ages 6 ...

Gardeners often get the bug from messing around in the dirt as kids. You can encourage your kiddos' green thumbs with these easy projects that are sure to delight them. For your kids' indoor or ...

Manu Prakash works on the world’s most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a philosophy he calls “recreational biology.” Inside Manu Prakash are two ...