The Sciences
Wildbook for Whale Sharks
Help with whale shark research by submitting photos and sighting data
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The Sciences
Popsicle Stick Trusses: What Shape Is Strongest?
A structural science project by Science Buddies
Space
Pluto, Ready for Your Close-Up!
At just before 7:50 A.M. today, July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto. After a 9.5-year, three-billion-mile voyage, the ship got within about 7,750 miles from the surface...
Tech
GeoTag-X
Can citizen scientists be taught to recognize the important information in a photo and create useful datasets to aid those working on the ground during a disaster response?
Students Get Creative When Competing to Study Genes in Space
Creativity may not be a term that the average person would associate with DNA research or space exploration, but the youth science competition Genes in Space is showing students and teachers that the concepts actually go hand-in-hand...
Mind
The Imagination Institute Awards Nearly $3M to Advance the Science of Imagination
We spend so much time on standardized testing and measuring learning ability that we don’t track how much we’re developing the key competencies that enable us to imagine what could be...
Sustainability
Did You See It?
If you’ve witnessed a landslide—the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope—report it to the U.S. Geological Survey to help them better understand these hazards...
The Sciences
Make a Whirlybird from Paper
A spinning science activity by Science Buddies
Mind
Mentors Matter: In Loving Memory of Nicholas J. Mackintosh (1935-2015)
Today would have been my mentor's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Nick and thanks for showing me that mentors really do matter.
The Sciences
The Magnifying Effect of a Water Drop
An optical science activity from Science Buddies
The Sciences
Bring Science to Life to Boost Students' Interest in STEM
Connect With STEM initiative aims to increase both the visibility of a variety of science careers and the diverse types of people doing those jobs
The Sciences
Measure Surface Tension with a Penny
A soapy science activity from Science Buddies
The Sciences
LEGO Adds More Women in Science to Its Lineup
The toy company has taken significant steps to address consumer interest in the addition of more female characters in STEM fields
Sustainability
Fairbanks Community of Observers
Vermont’s Fairbanks Museum Community of Observers provides the tools to help regional citizen scientists record and map data on a variety of topics, including wildflowers, birds, butterflies and weather patterns...
The Sciences
Restore Research to Preserve the American Dream
Norman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin and former undersecretary of the Army talks about the report he co-chaired for the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, "Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream"
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Sustainability
Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical
Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions
The Sciences
Compelling Compositions: Do Photography Masters Follow Rules?
Become a better photographer with this science project from Science Buddies
Trying for Fun, and Ending Up with a Textbook Instead
In the process of trying to design an article that did not feel like a textbook, we created an article that reminded kids of just that. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that knowing about your audience is the same as knowing what they actually like...
The Sciences
Furor over Tim Hunt Must Lead to Systemic Change
Condeming one man's sexist comments is not enough; we also need to affect broader change for women in science
The Sciences
Why Tim Hunt's Sexist Comments Were No "Joke"
The British Nobel Prize-winner has complained that he's been treated unfairly, but it is the women he insulted that deserve sympathy and support
