Confused about polar ice cap melting? So were we.
Scientists who study glaciers have come to a consensus about just how fast the great ice sheets are melting, ending years of debate about the exact number.
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Moon near Jupiter for 2nd time in November
We present some photos we took as Jupiter and the moon traversed the evening sky for the second time in the calendar month of November.
Pop culture hooks kids on lessons in Chicago, California
Teachers have found that using pop culture devices, such as songs, videos, and poems, can often help engage students in lessons. Furthermore, teachers have the flexibility to modify those lesson plans as their students need.
Iowa district considers expanding math curriculum
As we push algebra into lower grades, this creates a need at the top of the math curriculum in high schools for instructors who can teach higher math skills, as Waukee Public Schools are now finding out.
Bias detected in pre-election polls
The pre-election polls turned out to be biased a little, and we take a look at how teachers can incorporate some of this information into lessons in statistics and probability as defined in the US Common Core.
Strike zone graphic on TBS playoff games
A brief look at the mathematics (and a little physics) behind the strike zone graphic TBS is using for the baseball playoff games.
MacArthur genius grants, 2012 edition
The MacArthur Foundation announced this year's winners of fellowships, commonly called "genius grants," and the list has a few surprises.
Leonard Lerman, DNA scientist, dies at 87
The man who shaped our theories about how DNA encodes information for proteins died in mid-September.
Strange conditions placed on press embargo of research
An embargo imposed on the press by people promoting a study about the harmful effects of genetically modified organisms reveals a hidden agenda to block reporting by free and independent news organizations.
Bacteria have consumed 200k tons of oil in gulf
Researchers have found that at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been consumed by naturally-occurring bacteria.