Revolutionary fabric from Stanford cools like A/C
Air conditioning is needed to keep us cool, but could a new fabric, developed at Stanford, cool us as efficiently?
STEM
Grade 5 Common Core math: Joshua’s garden
A garden has to be measured, and that requires some skill with fractions, as Joshua and a family in California find out.
Grade 7 PARCC math: furniture store sale
Shopping at a grocery store or a furniture store means you have to know about sales tax and discounts, perfect for a 7th-grade math standard.
Grade 3 PARCC math: Andre at the library
Two- and three-step word problems that involve a mixture of addition and subtraction will be tested on the PARCC test in 3rd grade.
Kids with food allergies more likely asthmatic
Children who are allergic to more foods have a greater risk of developing asthma, rhinitis, and a few other ailments.
Md. & Japan in maglev train partnership
A maglev train is being considered between Baltimore and Washington, but as with any design project, benefits and costs must be weighed.
Planet in the Goldilocks zone of Proxima Centauri
The closest star, besides the sun, to Earth is Proxima Centauri. Scientists have detected a planet orbiting the star, and it may be able to support life.
Mutualism becomes competition in a food web
Mutually beneficial relationships abound in nature. Each organism survives better if the other is present. Competition spoils that.
6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Italy
An earthquake has struck Italy, in the Abruzzo region in the center of the country, killing at least 37 and destroying many buildings.
Total solar eclipse exactly one year away
We're one year away from a total solar eclipse, the first one visible from the US in about 38 years. What will you do?