Biology October 21, 2015 Atlanta eyes startups for starring role in neuroscience NeuroLaunch, the first and only accelerator program in the world specifically for neuroscience technology startups, is helping drive Atlanta's emergence as a neuro-technology hub.
Science Education October 21, 2015 Craig Ferguson to produce new science TV series 'I F-ing Love Science' A new television series called "I F-ing Love Science" will air on the Science Channel with Craig Ferguson as executive producer, the late-night star announced here Saturday night at the South by Southwest Interactive festival.
Science Education October 21, 2015 Ask a science teacher: Why are the oceans salty? The father of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier, gave us the first definitive answer some two hundred years ago. He stated that oceans are the “rinsings of the Earth.” He meant that salts are washed from the land into the ocean.
Science Education October 21, 2015 Pa. museum tells blind visitors: Please touch! The Penn Museum, an archaeology and anthropology center, is offering touch tours for the blind and visually impaired.
Science Education October 21, 2015 1st satellite built by high school students blasts into space The first satellite designed and built by high school students blast edinto space along with a so-called "PhoneSat" built by NASA on Tuesday night.
Science Education October 21, 2015 Junior genius: Winners of the 2013 Google Science Fair The winners of the 2013 Google Science Awards have some incredible ideas for how to improve the world around us. And these you geniuses have room to grow: The contest is for students age 13-18.
Science Education October 21, 2015 Lawsuit filed in Kansas to block climate change, evolution curriculum An anti-evolution group filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to block Kansas from using new, multistate science standards in its public schools, arguing the guidelines promote atheism and violate students' and parents' religious freedom.
Biology October 21, 2015 A report about reports about reports? Yep, at this year’s Ig Nobel awards A U.S. government agency has earned a literature prize for issuing a report about reports about reports -- and concluding that a new report ought to be prepared to sum it all up.
Biology October 21, 2015 'The Next MacGyver' competition aims to encourage more women to pursue STEM Back when she was growing up, Veronica Eliasson used to be rooted in front of her family’s television watching “MacGyver” with her younger brother. The long-running action-adventure series followed the exploits of an American secret agent who came up with inventive solutions to difficult problems by engineering tools out of everyday things. Think objects like duct tape, for instance. The show had worldwide appeal, and for the young Eliasson, whose father always told her she should become an engineer, it opened her eyes to the fact that science could be fun — and exciting.
Science Education October 21, 2015 New poll says Big Bang theory a big question for many Americans While scientists believe the universe began with a Big Bang, most Americans put a big question mark on the concept, an Associated Press-GfK poll found.
Science Education October 21, 2015 Not quite cold fusion: Experiments for freezing temperatures Single-digit temperatures may not be much fun, but they can make for some interesting experiments.