Number killed in Hurricane Maria may exceed 1,000
A Puerto Rican hurricane may have killed a much higher number of people than the government’s official estimate of 64.
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Pulitzer Center creates climate change lesson plans
Lesson plans at all levels, from the Pulitzer Center in partnership with The New York Times, help share info about climate change.
It’s been a rainy July
Rain, rain, and more rain. The flooding all this rain has brought could set recovery efforts in the Chesapeake Bay back a bit.
LEAF internships bring city students to nature
A paid internship at the Nature Conservancy exposes city students to environmental careers. 22 years running.
Low grades if sleeping goes against circadian rhythm
Research continues to build showing teens should listen to their bodies when it comes to sleep. Schools should adjust if necessary.
In the great outdoors, students learn science better
Outdoor instruction with exploration built in has yielded results that beat learning in a classroom, new research out of Norway suggests.
Dim light can make animals dumb
The neurons in the brain make fewer connections in dim light, but they recover quickly after bright light returns.
Total lunar eclipse occurs on Jan. 31
The lunar eclipse Wednesday before sunrise will be a rare event. Not as rare as some on social media claim. But rare enough.
Michigan residents see a meteor come to Earth
A meteor sent fragments of meteorites to Earth last week in Michigan; it was a dazzling fireball display of nature.
NASA says 2017 was 2nd-hottest year on record
Earth’s climate is changing, and temperatures, especially in the Arctic, are getting hotter—by about 1°C since the 1950s.