No plans for new wind farms in Md.
Wind turbines won't be going up in Somerset County. Developers couldn't answer objections from people concerned about a Naval air station. [...]Read More... from No...
Science
For some birds, color is a mixed blessing
Natural selection is at work in making the cap on female red-capped plovers dull while that on males of the species has remained brightly colored....
Water, water, everywhere water — even in space
NASA scientists have been looking for water (and life) on other worlds, and they've found evidence of liquid water in some of those distant worlds....
Distance running as a potential mating dance?
In our evolutionary past, females may have used a man's skill as a distance runner to determine the quality of his other male traits, new...
8 die in Md. home; CO poisoning suspected
A family died of carbon monoxide poisoning Monday, which leaves us thinking we need more education about preventing this deadly problem. [...]Read More... from 8...
1 Md. & 2 IL students at White House Science Fair
Among the young scientists who presented their projects & inventions at the White House was a group of 6-year-olds who built a page turner out...
Total solar eclipse occurs hours before spring arrives
A total eclipse of the sun, hours before spring began in the Northern Hemisphere, makes our front page as we celebrate the end of a...
π Day (3/14/15) at the Maryland Science Center
Kids of all ages in Baltimore celebrated π (Pi) Day by looking for patterns, pondering digits and decimal places, and dancing. [...]Read More... from π...
IL cancels state-mandated science tests
IL doesn't plan to give 4th, 7th, and 11th graders the state- and federally-mandated science test. Negotiations are ongoing, but this is interesting. [...]Read More......
Teen sexting is vexing
Teen sexting is on the rise, and adults are left, mostly, wondering what to do about it. Some options are offered. [...]Read More... from Teen...