Chemistry
It’s All Elementary: Decades of Insights from Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
As laureates and newcomers in chemistry form new bonds, we celebrate their achievements, past and future
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Space & Physics
Texas Teens Take Rocket Title
Three teenage Texas model rocketeers beat out teams from France and the U.K. to claim top honors at this year's International Rocketry Competition. John Matson reports
The Sciences
Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)
Want to play an active role in marine conservation?
Chemistry
Scrumptious Science: Shaking Up Butter
A tasty food science task from Science Buddies
The Sciences
Close Shave for Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy ponders Superman's tonsorial travails, and science education
Biology
Follow Family Traits with an Easy Tree
A family Father's Day activity from Science Buddies
Evolution
Help Scientists Stalk Cicadas
Various citizen-science projects let you contribute to our understanding of the periodical cicada swarm. Karen Hopkin reports
Math
Statistical Science: Melt-in-Your-Mouth Math
A prediction project from Science Buddies
The Sciences
30 under 30: Harnessing Radioactive Elements for Medicine
Meet Anwen Krause-Heuer, one of the promising young chemists attending the 2013 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Space & Physics
Help Hunt Distant Galaxies at Home
You can help astronomers find faint and distant galaxies on your home computer by joining a search called "Space Warps." Karen Hopkin reports
Space & Physics
Aurorasaurus
The goal of Aurorasaurus is to collect observations of the aurora borealis and synthesize them into predictions of what the aurora is or will soon be doing
Chemistry
30 under 30: Powering the Future with Sunlight
Meet David Bialas, one of the promising young chemists attending the 2013 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Health
Polio: Pushed to the Brink
Victories and Challenges in the War against Polio
Technology
James Cameron on the New Age of Exploration, Part 2
The deep-sea explorer and Avatar director discusses what inspired his filmmaking and historic deep dive and how to get the next generation of adventurers similarly psyched
The Sciences
Sarcophagus Science: Mummify a Hot Dog
A desiccation demonstration from Science Buddies
Technology
Deep Thoughts: James Cameron on the New Age of Exploration and His 11-Kilometer Dive to the Challenger Deep, Part 1
The exploration of deep ocean trenches is still in its infancy. Now that Cameron has donated his record-setting DEEPSEA CHALLENGER sub to science, that’s about to change
Environment
Ventus Project
Help researchers locate and count all the carbon dioxide at the world's power plants
The Sciences
Sonic Science: The High-Frequency Hearing Test
Hearing high and low with Education.com
Mind & Brain
Psychologists Find New Ways to Steel Minority Students against Fear of Failure
Even subtle reminders of prejudice against one's sex, race or religion can hinder performance in school, work and athletics. Researchers have found new ways to reverse and prevent this effect...
The Sciences
Digital Fishers
Looking for a few hundred thousand citizen scientists to help analyze 15-second deep-sea videos
