There’s no doubt that kids have it better than we did when it comes to cool activities for kids. While tie-dye, jewelry making, and slime kits are certainly engaging options for them, little ones even ...

Click to open image viewer. This case of small chambers may have been a training unit for a Skylab crystal growth experiment. It is marked "Non-Flight," and it includes a small wrench. Crystal growth ...

Click to open image viewer. This Indium Antimonide crystal sample was produced in a materials processing experiment aboard Skylab, a U.S. space station occupied by astronauts in 1973-1974. A scientist ...

For more than two decades, the International Space Station has provided a platform for growing and studying protein crystals. In the early days of microgravity research, scientists discovered that ...

What happens when you put real calcite crystals in the oven? That simple question turns into a surprisingly satisfying experiment as heat is used to test what these crystals can handle and how they ...

This video explores a deep-pour resin experiment using a crystal-filled skull cast inside a larger clear dinosaur mould. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the sun rose over a bitterly cold Minnesota earlier this week, professional photographer Mike Shaw had some fun creating ...

Protein crystals form in microgravity in the space station’s Kibo Module. Credits: JAXA For more than two decades, the International Space Station has provided a platform for growing and studying ...