Circadian rhythm studies win a Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to 3 Americans who helped us explain the circadian rhythms that control things like when teenagers sleep.
STEM
Why Snapchat is so popular with young people
What is it that motivates young people to use Snapchat? Posts disappear after just a few seconds, without any deep thought, but is there more to it?
New insight into the creation of Earth & Mars
Planets form through the gradual accumulation of material, held together by gravity. Vapor loss plays a pivotal role.
Trump wants $200 million more for STEM & CS
President Trump encouraged study in the STEM disciplines, including computer science, especially for minorities.
Study: Preschool teachers not proficient in science
Preschool teachers need to be better at science—not at the expense of being good at literacy but in support of it, a new study from Mich. State suggests.
ACT math practice: business sales algebra
Given a few facts about the total sales at a business over 3 years, can you find the basis sales figures using algebraic manipulation?
PARCC 8th-grade math: infinite solution set
On the PARCC 8th grade math test, students will be required to analyze systems of equations and determine if there are no, 1, or infinitely many solutions.
Fewer babies born during Flint water crisis
Fewer babies were born in Flint, Mich., during the lead-poisoning crisis from the water supply. Expect an impact over the next decade.
Hurricane Maria knocks out all power in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico took a direct hit from Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm at the time. It's been downgraded, but the entire island is without power.
Obituary: Gustavo López, Mexican earthquake victim
An earthquake that struck near Mexico City on Tuesday killed more than 200 people, including about 30 children at a school.