Capable Carbon Filters
An adsorbing science project by Science Buddies
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Speedy Ebola Test Wins Google Science Fair 2015
Olivia Hallisey, now 17, developed diagnostics for the virus that don’t require electricity or refrigeration
Folded or Flat Paper Towel: Which One Absorbs More Water?
A soggy project from Science Buddies
Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Scope of Vermont Health Care Data Law
Expected ruling could prevent 18 states from collecting health care information from certain employee health plan administrators
Half-Life Coins
A radioactive science project from Science Buddies
Singing Glasses
A melodious science project from Science Buddies
Humpback Tails Wanted
Help track the movements of humpback whales between their North Atlantic feeding grounds and their breeding grounds in the Wider Caribbean Region
Ears: Do Their Design, Size and Shape Matter?
An “eary” project from Science Buddies
The Online Wisdom Lab (OWL)
Help researchers study changes in thinking skills, decision making and health behavior during adulthood
Build a Paper Rocket
Learn about the physics of flight with this soaring science activity
Dancing Droplets
A drippy science project by Science Buddies
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Send Us Your Skeletons [Australia]
Play a key role in fishing research being conducted by Western Australia’s Department of Fisheries
Phone Book Friction
Learn the physics behind the surprisingly powerful force of friction
Cucumber Chemistry: Moisture Capture with Desiccants
A dehydrating science project from Science Buddies
Researchers Reanimate Frankenstein to Bring Science to Life
Curated around the almost 200-year-old tale, a new museum is set to get people thinking about the ethics of cutting-edge research
How to End Sexual Harassment in Astronomy
The case against Geoff Marcy must be a wake-up call to reform our field
Waves in Slow Motion
A science project from Science Buddies
12 Surprising Facts about Nobel Prizes
From prison time to the intricacies of transporting the prize itself, this award can be rife with complications
Human Missions to Mars Will Look Completely Different from The Martian
The blockbuster film’s futuristic vision of interplanetary exploration could soon be out of date
Spinning Symmetry with Pinwheels
Learn why propellers and windmills are shaped in similar ways
