Curious Kids

Some rainstorms drench you in a second, while others drop rain in a nice peaceful drizzle. A meteorologist explains how rainstorms can be so different.

Dogs definitely see the world differently than people do, but it's a myth that their view is just black, white and grim shades of gray.

Physicists can use bright, hot lasers to slow atoms down so much that they measure -459 degrees Fahrenheit.

How do people in a special airplane flight get to float like there is no gravity - just like astronauts? An aerospace engineer explains.

Mmmmmmm. That smells delicious. Wait, how do you know that?

You may have already touched a cloud without knowing it.

Epidemiologists focus on diseases among groups of people. They also study the spread of disease among animals.

Wind travels all over the world. Where does it come from, and why?

The movies make it seem like someday we'll be able to make people and objects grow really big or shrink really small. Whether this will be possible comes down to the smallest of things.

One anthropologist found 1,072 similar words for 'mom' and 'dad' in the world's languages. It turns out a mix of biology, culture and encouragement from parents explains this phenomenon.