Pumpkins

The U.S. produces billions of pumpkins each year, most of which end up in the trash when Halloween ends. From composting them to putting them out for wildlife to eat, here are some recycling ideas.

From elephants to otters to armadillos, all sorts of animals get a kick out stomping, rolling and eating the orange gourds.

So, you've grown a pumpkin that weighs over a thousand pounds. What now? For Rick Swenson, competitive pumpkin grower, the answer was clear: get in and paddle it down the river as far as it'll go.

Pumpkin spice is the flavor of the season, but does anyone think there's real pumpkin in the "science goo" in our lattes? Turns out flavor companies have come up with a simple chemical recipe for it.

Explore the guts and glory of pumpkin science with Skunk Bear's latest video.