College campuses are overrun with Pokémon Go
If you're on a college campus these days, there's a good chance you'll play (or see most students playing) Pokémon Go!
STEM
Tech changes the experience in Md. schools
A near 1-to-1 technology initiative in Worcester Co., Md., aims to prepare students, by high school graduation, for college or the work force.
Melting Greenland ice could expose nuclear waste
Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous waste at an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet.
‘The Electromagnetic Spectrum Song’ rides a wave
Few songs that describe the gamut of the electromagnetic spectrum can compare to Emerson & Woo's one, with 1.7 million views.
Students devise a tracheotomy device for soldiers
A team of students at Johns Hopkins invented a device that could make cricothyrotomies more successful on the battlefield and in civilian life.
Zombie bacteria detected in Siberia
Anthrax bacteria have surfaced as the permafrost in Siberia melts during the latest heat wave hitting across the Northern Hemisphere.
New pics of brain cells after a concussion
If we study concussions with no injured football players or brain biopsies, but just cell cultures, we can understand brain trauma at a cellular level.
Apparently, sea lions can also keep the beat
A few non-human animals have been known to have the ability to keep a musical beat, and now research has been published looking at what may be the mechanism.
Teens exposed to drugs more likely to abuse in 20s
If you have easy access to alcohol or drugs at home as a teen, chances are higher you'll abuse those drugs in your 20s (Mich.St.U.)
Thyroid function linked to reading & math ability
Abnormal levels of a hormone produced by the thyroid are often associated with difficulties students have with literacy and numeracy skills.