Sugar, particularly in rock candy form, represents a long history of global trade and power, and remains a well-loved symbolic food in many parts of the world.

11. Wait. Growing rock candy is a slow process. You’ll start to see some crystals by day two, but they will reach their peak growth after two weeks. 12. Get your candy.

Budah loves to visit Clark Planetarium, to see "magic" aka science experiments with Cynthia Checketts. This one was all about the same principle that allows you to grow rock candy crystals, but ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Looking for a hands-on science project to do with your children this fall? The U.S. Crystal Growing Competition is back. Held annually since 2014, the contest challenges K-12 students ...

Specifically, they’ll grow crystalized rock candy with it, gathering data on how sugar responds to a zero-gravity environment. Good morning from @NASA 's Kennedy Space Center!