US to stop prosecuting accidental bird deaths
Pres. Trump's Interior Dept. has issued new findings saying that the accidental killing of birds from industrial activity will be considered OK.
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Weather alerts and school cancellations in US, Europe
Wintry weather, esp. extreme cold, has caused traffic accidents and resulted in school closures across the Northern Hemisphere.
Jet stream changes linked to more severe weather
The North American jet stream has undergone significant changes over the past 1,000 years, but most data only look at it from about 1979.
Does your high school offer chemistry? Probably not.
About 3 in 5 schools that include 7th grade in the US don't have a class called "chemistry," <em>Education Week</em> says. Here's why.
Reports of 100-below wind chills on Mt Washington
Wind chill is reported as temperature. That's not exactly the right unit, but since that's what people understand, that makes news.
Students solve (fake) murders in Belleville
That body on the ground outside the high school isn't what you think. Please don't call the office. Cool science, though.
Coldest New Year’s in Chicago: high of 1°F
Yeah, it's cold outside—so cold, in fact, that Chicago and a few dozen other cities set records for the lowest maximum on Jan. 1 or 2.
Best to listen to autistic kids in mainstream classes
Being in a mainstream classroom can isolate kids with autism and make them feel more "different." Not good in the long term.
Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil
The Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota has spring a leak and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil onto a field.
Hawking: Let’s send a spacecraft to Alpha Centauri
With a doom-and-gloom message, Stephen Hawking told a summit meeting in China that we should send a spaceship to our nearest star.