March 9, 2016 7th-grader named Goodell tackles 'Deflategate' with science project One youngster decided to take his frustration about the ‘deflategate’ scandal straight to the science fair and won a top spot in the process.
January 26, 2016 Rapper B.o.B in 'flat Earth' Twitter battle with Neil deGrasse Tyson Something to note for next time: don’t try to prove to your Twitter followers that the Earth is flat - Neil deGrasse Tyson might engage you in a battle of the twits.
January 22, 2016 Black Death's hideout: Scientists reconstruct centuries-old plague pathogen genomes Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the study of Human History in Germany have taken an important step forward in our understanding of the plague that ravaged Europe hundreds of years ago.
November 29, 2015 More colleges offer classes for students to have their genes tested -- if they want to know A University of Iowa class is tackling the rapidly advancing field of personal genetics, which is revolutionizing medicine and raising difficult ethical and privacy questions.
November 23, 2015 Bill Nye the 'Science Guy' debates head of Creation Museum on evolution, earth's origin "Science Guy" Bill Nye took the stage and promoted science in the snappy way that made him a pop culture staple on TV in the 1990s.
November 5, 2015 Twitter (and the tech industry) has a woman problem A nasty and personal exchange between Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and an advocate of women in corporate boardrooms has thrown a spotlight on a serious issue in Silicon Valley: the dearth of women in the upper ranks of America's top technology companies.
November 5, 2015 Meet the teenager who designed a safer nuclear power plant A physics wunderkind, Taylor Wilson became the youngest person to ever create fusion at age 14. And since graduating from high school last year, he's devoted himself to finding innovative solutions to the world's biggest problems.
November 4, 2015 Scientists implant tiny robots inside live mice Can robots travel inside living animals? It sounds like science fiction, but scientists have just made it a reality by implanting tiny nano-robots inside living mice. Researchers from the Department of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, published their report on the first successful tests of implanting micro robots designed to disperse drugs within a body, reports SmithsonianMag.com.
November 4, 2015 Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes Online cognitive exercises -- or brain training -- are finding a particularly receptive audience these days. I've tried two of them, and found both to be engaging.
November 4, 2015 How drones teach kids science & math The orange high-flying craft spotted on an elementary school playground may look like just a toy to parents, but the drone is a new tool that teaches youngsters some pretty sophisticated science and math concepts.
