Obama takes aim at power plant CO2 emissions
President Obama has spelled out an outline for a plan that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants and take care of the environment in other important ways.
Science
Maryland State Board adopts new science standards
Maryland adopted the Next Generation Science Standards today, and implementation, which has already begun, should be complete by the 2017-18 school year.
Breastfeeding babies enhances their brain growth
In terms of how you should feed infants if you want to maximize brain growth, it goes something like this: Breastfeeding alone > Breastfeeding + Formula > Formula alone.
Less global warming, more environmental loving
Hands-on lessons in the environment go from kindergarten through high school in at least one Maryland county. Kids' natural curiosity and participation help them learn to love the environment.
Md. students create self-destructing crab traps
In the Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere, abandoned crab traps continue to ensnare crabs, but some students in Maryland have invented a solution to the problem.
Kids are sweltering, unengaged without air conditioning
We should try to find ways to reduce the effects of high heat on kids in classrooms, where their bodies' cooling efficiency isn't very good.
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter in conjunction with each other
Look northeast tonight through Wednesday: Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter will be in close proximity for the next few days near the northeast horizon just after sunset.
Chicago lessons for tornado victims in Oklahoma
Like many of you, I have been extremely saddened to watch reports about the killer tornado Monday afternoon, which reduced buildings in Moore, Okla., to "sticks and bricks."
Md. students discuss Chesapeake Bay conservation
Students from Calvert County, in partnership with Morgan State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, presented their research about the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
Kepler spacecraft in jeopardy, NASA says
A malfunction in one of the reaction wheels on NASA's Kepler spacecraft, which is searching for Earth-like planets orbiting stars besides the sun, may jeopardize the planet-search mission.