Bighorn sheep & woodpeckers provide concussion insight
We continue to look for research about concussions and high school football. One study in Cincinnati looks at the fluid pressure that acts as a bubble wrap for the brain within the skull.
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Winter storm closes schools in Md., Northeast
A winter storm has dumped a foot of snow north of Chicago and nearly two feet in some areas in the northeast. If you were scheduled to go to school today, your school is probably closed.
2 bald eagles shot in Montgomery County, Md.
Police say 2 bald eagles were shot near the nation's capital on Christmas Day. They're still looking for suspects and seek the public's help.
Gates invests in a cellphone powered by urine
While we may not agree with all the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does in education, some work the foundation does gets an A+ from us.
Science, too, laughs at Ron Burgundy, anchorman
If you don't make it as a physician after finishing college, med school, and so on, you might want to apply for a job as a science consultant on the next Will Ferrell movie.
High schoolers build prosthetic hand for 4-year-old
Short story, powerful effect ... A high school robotics team steps in to build a prosthetic hand for a 4-year-old girl in Michigan who had outgrown her original prosthetic.
Charles Co. to get planetarium; kids talk with astronauts
STEM is taking root in Maryland schools, and Charles County, with a brand new science center (planetarium/IMAX), is making a big statement in terms of its students' futures.
Paying kids to eat fruit at lunch is good — temporarily
Paying students to eat a fruit or vegetable is less expensive than just serving it, and it also reduces waste and increases the chances they'll eat the fruit or vegetable you serve.
Biology teacher requires public statements by students
Should students be compelled to make their political beliefs known to the general public via the Internet, a letter to a public official, and so on?
New study: No intelligence gains from music lessons
Another nail has been driven into the coffin on those studies that appeared to link music study in children with enhanced intelligence or cognitive ability in non-music areas.