Sleeping, our brains make beautiful waves
Scientists in Mass. have found a new way to analyze brain waves to determine what stage of sleep we're in during the night. Pretty. [...]Read...
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On Charles Darwin’s 208th birthday
Today is Charles Darwin's birthday, and we celebrate it by talking about the intersection of science, religion, the care of our planet, and technological advances....
Good sleep recalibrates your brain cells
How does good sleep affect your capacity for learning and for remembering what you learn? Hopkins scientists have some answers. [...]Read More... from Good sleep...
Education and the American black bear
A computer was used to develop a mathematical model for how bears behave under conditions of increasing urban sprawl. [...]Read More... from Education and the...
Australian students make an expensive drug cheap
Chemistry students know that most drugs can be made much cheaper than pharmaceutical companies often charge for those drugs. [...]Read More... from Australian students make...
Texas board will vote on science in April
Does Betsy DeVos believe we should teach creationism? the Bible? What would science teachers experience with her at the US Dept of Ed? [...]Read More......
Puppy mills don’t produce the best pets
Do you have a pet? If so, do you know how that pet came into the world? Was it in a humane way or did...
Deadly tornadoes strike southeastern U.S.
Tornadoes in several states in the Southeast damaged property, killed at least 18 people, and injured dozens of others. [...]Read More... from Deadly tornadoes strike...
When parents know about STEM, kids do too
If parents know more about the importance of STEM, their kids tend to make STEM-related choices and hone STEM-related abilities more. [...]Read More... from When...
Cerebral cortex altered in teens who drink
When adolescents drink heavily, their cerebral cortex is changed, and these changes may play a role in adverse effects later in life. [...]Read More... from...