It's the End of the Year, Not the End of the World
2016 was not without its hopeful moments for science and the environment, and perhaps, even the seeds of optimism for the new year ahead
Stories by Jayde Lovell
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Q&A: What Really Happened to the Water in Flint, Mich.?
Flint Water Study investigator Marc Edwards tells Scientific American how the city's water got so toxic
Is 2016 The Year That Science Fights Back?
The war on science isn't over yet, but some very encouraging signs are in the air
Is Wool Really Warmest for Winter?
In an experiment pitting cotton against wool, two socks battle for the title of warmth heavyweight.
Gratitude on the Brain
It takes a lot of brain power – and many parts of the brain - to fully give thanks.
MacGyvering a Female Engineer onto Television
The complete absence of female engineers in popular culture has huge implications for public perceptions of the STEM fields
YouTube's Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash at VidCon
With hundreds of millions of video views, the new faces of science communication are lighting up the web and reaching more young people than Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson combined
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YouTube's Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash at VidCon [Video]
Last week, 20,000 screaming fans swamped YouTube celebrities at the world’s largest online video conference in Anaheim, California. Alongside the young celebrity musicians, beauty gurus and pranksters, was an imposing lineup of science rock stars – scientists who have risen to Internet fame through their educational and personality-driven original content. With tens of millions of views per video and hundreds of millions of views overall, these science YouTubers reach more young people today than Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson combined.
