Poor students study environment on the river
An environmental advocacy group partners with schools in jacksonville, Fla., to provide field trips on a river for the city's poorest students.
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Lower drinking age linked to higher dropout rate
Simply lowering the legal drinking age to 18 to combat binge drinking on college campuses may be short-sighted. H.S. kids might be hurt.
Total lunar eclipse to occur on Sept. 27
A total eclipse of the moon will occur on Sept 27-28, 2015. Peak at 10:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Last of a lunar tetrad.
Sour cream sales linked to motorcycle deaths
A new "nonprofit" wants to suppress accident data so that sour cream businesses can thrive.
Intel drops sponsorship of Science Talent Search
Intel, the company whose name is probably on your computer, has dropped its sponsorship of the Science Talent Search. Who will be next?
Carson won’t ‘believe in’ evolution. Should you?
A Republican presidential candidate and neurosurgeon says he doesn't "believe in" evolution. Strange indeed. But so what?
The eaten outpace the eaters in biomass pyramid
Ecosystems have a carrying capacity, the maximum biomass each trophic level can support given finite resources. Here's the pattern.
Obama delivers climate change message in Alaska
President Obama delivered an urgent message about climate change to Alaska. He was well received in the land of big drilling.
Mistakes are better teachers than perfection
Maybe we learn more from our mistakes than we learn from getting things right from the beginning, new research suggests.
When you're in high school & a new baby comes
Having a new baby brother or sister when you're in high school or middle school can present challenges for teenagers and parents.