Did you know you can create a battery by using a few coins, some wire and a lemon? It's another experiment that might get you and your family "Hooked on Science." Materials n Penny n Nickel n Lemon n ...

You probably know that simply tossing dead batteries in the trash is no bueno – they release toxic heavy metals as they break down over time in landfills, contaminating the soil and nearby water ...

Using a few ingredients from around the house, you can turn a lemon into a battery. Materials STEP 2: Place the nickel into one of the slits and the penny into the other. STEP 3: Cut the wire into two ...

You may have heard that Coca-Cola will clean corrosion from battery terminals. It will ... but it's still a bad idea. Here's why, and what to do instead.