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by Jan Thornhill It’s the middle of winter, not exactly a traditional season for mushrooming, but the big table in my dining room...

     Ewww...What is that smell? Were my socks washed in skunk juice? Did my feet turn into moldy cheese  I don’t think so. It is my stinky...

By Marie Powell (Photos by L. L. Melton) A tour of an underground mine offered a hands-on science opportunity during a recent trip to th...

By Margriet Ruurs Everyone knows of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, on the east coast. The west coast, however, has quietly been har...

For fun and wonder today, the science we're exploring is... the history of London's oldest Pub! Um. Pubs don't sou...

From all of us at Sci/Why, may 2014 be full of fascinating science, and many other good things. And here's a little end-of-2013 p...

How can someone help in the medical search for a treatment for AIDS, without being a research scientist in a lab or a doctor in a hospital? ...