Newly Discovered ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Has Potential for Life
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Scientists are always on the lookout for planets with the right conditions for liquid water and life. Now, American astronomers have discovered Gliese 581g, a…read more
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The Human Genome Project, A Decade Later
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Ten years ago, top scientists from around the world participating in the Human Genome Project declared that they had cracked almost the entire human genetic…read more
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Women’s History Month Resources
March is Women’s History Month, where we highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of women who…
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Scientists fish for data in the waters around Fukushima
In March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the island nation of Japan, causing a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three years later, experts are trying to assess how recovery efforts in the nuclear-affected area are progressing. Continue reading
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“Well-behaved women seldom make history”
By Katie Gould, PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Resource Producer and Elizabeth Jones, PBS NewsHour Production…
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U.N. struggles to aid those trapped by Syria’s civil war
The State Department released its annual human rights report last week and concluded that last summer’s chemical weapons attack in Syria, which killed more than 1,400 people, was the worst human rights violation of 2013. Continue reading
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Seven Deadly Sins Art Scavenger Hunt
By Katie Gould, PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Resource Producer Introduction Each year the festival of…
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