Sep 15 For first time, Alabama schools required to teach climate change, evolution By Michelle Harven For the first time, Alabama students will be required to learn about evolution and climate change after the State Board of Education unanimously voted to update the science standard for 2016. The last time the science standards was updated was… Continue reading
Sep 05 The dy(e)ing art of Mexico’s Mixtecs By Carey Reed For centuries, the indigenous Mixtec people of Mexico's Oaxaca region have used the purple dye that comes from milking a sea snail to make their brightly colored clothing, but the snail – and their way of life – is in… Continue reading
Jul 01 What motivates public opinion? The answers aren’t always clear By Laura Santhanam There aren’t always clear-cut reasons for why scientists and the general public don’t always see eye-to-eye on things like climate change or the safety of childhood vaccines and genetically modified foods, new research suggests. Continue reading
Jun 14 European comet lander speaks after seven-month hibernation By Kenzi Abou-Sabe On Saturday, Philae, the European Space Agency's comet lander, communicated with its team on Earth for the first time since going into hibernation in November of last year. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:28 How to hook young people on math and science? Robots. By PBS News Hour In the United States, the number of college students pursuing degrees in math and science fields lags well behind dozens of industrialized countries. The numbers are even smaller for women and people of color. But one program is using robotics… Continue watching
May 19 Astronomer’s ‘boys with toys’ remark inspires #GirlsWithToys response By Adelyn Baxter A male astronomer's offhand comment during an interview prompted a social media outcry over the weekend when female scientists around the world took to Twitter using the hashtag #GirlsWithToys. Continue reading
May 17 Watch Will declining funding stunt scientific discovery in the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 02 Babies resemble tiny scientists more than you might think By Laura Santhanam A new Johns Hopkins University study has found that when an object behaves in an unusual way, the baby will explore more, learn more and test the object's behavior. Continue reading
Mar 20 Even scarier than California’s shrinking reservoirs is its shrinking groundwater supply By Colleen Shalby California's water shortage could potentially affect the entire nation. Continue reading