There’s something about fall that makes you want to bring all the textures, colors, and smells of the season indoors for kids to explore. This Fun DIY Candy Corn Sensory Bin for Toddlers and ...

Meet Hulk Candy and Snow Storm. They're only three days old, but they're sweet as hell. (Sandra Gutierrez/) Welcome to PopSci’s at-home science projects series. On weekdays at noon, we’ll be posting ...

When it comes to making holiday candy, K-State Research and Extension food scientist Karen Blakeslee says it’s a cooking process that usually turns into a science experiment. “Really, any kind of ...

How many fun-size candy bars and candy corn are too much? — -- Parents who warn their kids about eating too much candy after trick-or-treating this Halloween now have science to back up their ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Welcome to PopSci’s at-home science projects series. On weekdays ...

From soft crack to hard ball to cotton candy, you can make a lot of different styles of candy with sucrose. Have you ever wondered about the science and chemical reactions that occur when making your ...

Upon first biting into a cotton candy grape, I felt sure it had an artificial flavor or that some "weird science" had hacked Mother Nature in vicarious ways. Its resemblance to the classic pink, ...

It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You likely have a favorite, whether it’s chocolate bars, peanut butter cups, those gummy clusters with Nerds on ...

NEW YORK (AP) – It was a startling scientific finding: Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don’t. Less startling was how it came about. The paper was funded by a trade association ...

It’s a question that’s consumed our state for millennia: What is Nebraska’s most popular Halloween candy? At long last, we have an answer: Sour Patch Kids. The sweet, sour, gone treat apparently ...