Ellen Siftar leads a potato battery activity Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, during 4-H at the Library at Parkland Community Library ...

Most kids do not need much motivation to tear into a bag of chips. So why not come up with a way to take that natural tendency and use it to expand a child's mind more than his or her waistline?

Unlock the secrets of renewable energy with our captivating "Free Energy Potato Science Experiment" video! Join us on this educational adventure as we demonstrate how to generate electricity using ...

The potato is a versatile vegetable—baked, roasted, fried, mashed—it can bring something to just about any menu. But, how exactly do these tasty tubers end up on our tables? We’ll give you a crash ...

I was as surprised as anyone to find myself on a Saturday afternoon in October doing a mashed potato science experiment. The journey started just before Thanksgiving last year, when my sister and I ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. In a field near the Dutch village of Angeren, a biotechnology company named Solynta grows potatoes in square plots, about 16 by 13 feet each. One ...