Hopkins long-term study: family & income matter
Our thoughts on groundbreaking research out of Johns Hopkins: family & socioeconomic status play the biggest role in determining kids' future. [...]Read More... from Hopkins...
Science
Variables defined in an equation to predict happiness
Scientists in London have discovered that happiness depends as much on our expectations as on how things are going. [...]Read More... from Variables defined in...
Bill may kill the Eastern Shore wind farm
A proposed wind farm on Md.'s Eastern Shore could be stopped before it begins if a defense appropriations bill passes as it's now written. [...]Read...
Research says joining a gym will boost your college GPA
With caution, we run a press release from Michigan State, showing that college students who join gyms get higher GPAs and finish more often. [...]Read...
Kids like new healthier meals
When it comes to healthy eating at lunch, marketing is much more important than finances, which are indeed suffering but could recover with some creativity....
Aldrin asks, Can mankind establish residence on Mars?
On the 45th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon, we pause to listen to the words of Buzz Aldrin as he reflects on...
Memory helps academic progress in early childhood
Working memory plays an important role in early academic success, new research from Luxembourg and Brazil has shown. [...]Read More... from Memory helps academic progress...
Dinosaur said to be thousands of years old
A fossilized dinosaur skeleton has been donated to the Creation Museum so they can confirm that it is less than 5,000 years old. [...]Read More......
Flooding, winds, possible tornadoes in IL
Severe storms continue throughout the Midwest, including Chicago, and the storm system may be headed toward the East Coast early next week. [...]Read More... from...
Scientific reports retracted, some grant money withheld
A few big incidents of scientific fraud have made the headlines recently. One cheated the experiment itself, the other the peer-review process. [...]Read More... from...