E-cigarette use by teens increases again
The number of teens who smoke e-cigarettes more than tripled from 2013 to 2014. Vaping may be less harmful than smoking; teens may do it to quit.
STEM
What we can learn from violent video games
Violent video games might lead to antisocial behavior, but they have an appeal. Can we harness that appeal to develop helpful tools?
Poor preschoolers get psychotropic drugs
Doctors have prescribed psychotropic drugs, such as Ritalin, for a surprisingly high number of preschool-aged children who also happen to be on Medicaid.
Are you not motivated? It could be your genes.
Genes may play more of a role than we once thought when it comes to motivating kids to like school. A 6-country study looked at 1000's of twins.
No plans for new wind farms in Md.
Wind turbines won't be going up in Somerset County. Developers couldn't answer objections from people concerned about a Naval air station.
For some birds, color is a mixed blessing
Natural selection is at work in making the cap on female red-capped plovers dull while that on males of the species has remained brightly colored.
Water, water, everywhere water — even in space
NASA scientists have been looking for water (and life) on other worlds, and they've found evidence of liquid water in some of those distant worlds.
Distance running as a potential mating dance?
In our evolutionary past, females may have used a man's skill as a distance runner to determine the quality of his other male traits, new research finds.
8 die in Md. home; CO poisoning suspected
A family died of carbon monoxide poisoning Monday, which leaves us thinking we need more education about preventing this deadly problem.
Leyden HS students 3D-print prosthetic hands for kids
Students at a Chicago-area HS are 3D-printing prosthetic hands for kids and, in the process, affecting lives positively, including their own.