Puppy mills don’t produce the best pets
Do you have a pet? If so, do you know how that pet came into the world? Was it in a humane way or did it need to be rescued?
STEM
Why would you move a solar-powered home?
Solar power is hard to save for a rainy day, mainly because we can't store it efficiently in chemical bonds, the way nature stores energy.
Deadly tornadoes strike southeastern U.S.
Tornadoes in several states in the Southeast damaged property, killed at least 18 people, and injured dozens of others.
When parents know about STEM, kids do too
If parents know more about the importance of STEM, their kids tend to make STEM-related choices and hone STEM-related abilities more.
Grade 8 PARCC math: solid geometry
Students in 8th grade should be able to find and work with the volumes of sphere, cones, & cylinders. How big is that shot-put?
Movie review: Hidden Figures
A movie about the role black women played in NASA's rocket programs in the 60s brings home some important lessons for students everywhere.
Cerebral cortex altered in teens who drink
When adolescents drink heavily, their cerebral cortex is changed, and these changes may play a role in adverse effects later in life.
Nighttime social media use linked to well-being
Kids who wake up at night to check social media updates from their friends tend to be less happy and more tired in school and life.
Gamers get less depressed if they have friends
If teens have strong friendships, they tend not to get as depressed as their lonely peers if they play video games for hours every day.
In classrooms, fish hook students … on science
Elementary students become more interested in being scientists when their classrooms have live fish, a new study from Johns Hopkins has found.