Jul 31 Here’s where climate change could generate toxic air pollution By Nsikan Akpan Climate-driven air pollution could cause 60,000 extra deaths annually by 2030 and more than 250,000 deaths per year by 2100, according to new research. Continue reading
Jun 26 Study retracted: Everyone is too distracted to stop sharing fake news By Nsikan Akpan New research shows that everyone is prone to sharing fake news when dealing with a never-ending stream of updates. Continue reading
May 18 Glass spheres forged by volcanic lightning offer clues about eruptions By Dave Berndtson Scientists have developed a new way to analyze volcanic eruptions -- with lightning -- that is cost effective, relatively simple and safe. Continue reading
Mar 14 This Pi Day, use math to beat your friends at classic toy games By Kristin Hugo On this most circular of pi days, we present three classic toys -- hula hoops, yo-yo's and Connect Four -- and explore their mechanics with mathematicians and physicists. Continue reading
Mar 14 Meet the farm boy from Wales who gave the world ‘pi’ By Gareth Ffowc Roberts for The Conversation One of the most important numbers in maths might today be named after the Greek letter π or “pi”, but the convention of representing it this way actually doesn’t come from Greece at all. Continue reading
Mar 02 Click this linky and learn the secrets of the Slinky By Andrew Wagner A Princeton professor offers new math behind why a Slinky appears to hang in midair when dropped. Continue reading
Dec 06 Big antlers shouldn’t exist. This math model explains why they do By Kristin Hugo Mathematicians tackle a question that once stumped Charles Darwin: Why do animals have antlers, manes and other ornaments?… Continue reading
Dec 06 Math a concern for U.S. teens; science, reading flat on test By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American students have a math problem. Continue reading
Oct 27 Gender gap in math starts in kindergarten, study says By Vic Pasquantonio Gender gaps in math achievement and teacher expectations that boys are stronger at math than girls start to form by kindergarten, according to a study released Thursday by the American Educational Research Association. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:52 Counting the benefits of teaching math to 3-year-olds By PBS News Hour In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage very young children to think and talk about math concepts… Continue watching