To manage an ecosystem, look at predators & prey
When policymakers decide how to manage wildlife, they look at many factors; sometimes one of those factors is entertainment.
STEM
Math models can predict dropout rates
As the number of classes students fail goes up, so do the chances they'll drop out, a new mathematical modeling approach has found.
Fracking could be banned in Maryland
Fracking has helped some companies extract oil and gas from the Earth, but it has also left permanent damage to the Earth's crust in its wake.
Video games may help self-regard in some students
Using video games in a positive way can help students who feel bad about a low score on a test or some other failure in life.
Student science experiments going to space station
If we're planning to go back to the moon, to Mars, or beyond, we need some basic science experiments to pave the way for long space flights.
A single protein may be at the root of autism
Researchers are closer than ever to finding a cure for Fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism. A single protein may hold the key.
Head injury can lead to genetic changes in brain
A traumatic brain injury could alter master genes and increase your risk of developing certain brain diseases, like ADHD, Alzheimer's, and autism.
Text alerts spur parental engagement
Parents who get text messages about their kids' missing school work or cut classes are more likely to follow up with the school or the kid.
Math could help us understand our bodies, disease
Scientists from Berkeley and Mich. develop a model from a math perspective for how genes are expressed in different cells at different stages.
Algebra 1 PARCC: system of inequalities
Creating 2 equations in 2 unknowns to describe a set of conditions is a skill algebra 1 students need if they'll be taking the PARCC test this spring.