March 16, 2021 Homeschooled Arizona girl, 12, will begin college this summer, hopes to work for NASA one day This girl’s got goals to the Moon – and beyond.
December 13, 2020 Researchers stranded in Arctic at start of coronavirus pandemic head back for second winter Two women whose homecoming from an overwinter expedition in the Arctic was delayed by months due to the coronavirus last year have set out again – now with new gear and experience.
October 16, 2020 NASA awards $2.8 million to Purdue’s Indiana Space Grant Consortium to support STEM NASA has awarded a $2.8 million grant to the Indiana Space Grant Consortium, which is headquartered at Purdue University.
September 22, 2020 Spotted lanternflies threatening apple orchards in Pennsylvania An invasive bug is spreading in the Northeast and sparking serious problems for apple orchards, with some orchard owners saying they are dealing with thousands of spotted lanternflies a day.
July 30, 2020 'Fool's gold' could actually be valuable in this way, researchers find Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found a way to make “fool’s gold” more attractive.
July 9, 2020 Bill Nye tests out coronavirus mask materials in video Bill Nye the “Science Guy” shared a public service announcement about face masks and how effective the materials used to make them are in a pair of TikTok videos Wednesday.
May 29, 2020 Southern wildlife in jeopardy as giant tegu lizards invade Georgia and Florida A growing group of invasive lizards are making their way throughout the south while putting animals at risk that are important to the ecosystem. Georgia and Florida officials are working to stop the Argentine black and white tegu lizard from spreading. The lizards can grow up to 4 feet long and will eat anything they can put in their mouth, especially eggs.
March 22, 2018 Weird natural wonders you won’t believe are real From Mexico’s Cave of Crystals to waves frozen in time, these natural formations will make you look twice.
March 20, 2018 9 accidental inventions Thankfully, not all science experiments go according to plan. Some of the world's best inventions were created by accident.
March 14, 2018 Stephen Hawking unlocked a 'universe of possibilities,' NASA says Tributes are pouring in for famed physicist Stephen Hawking, who died early on Wednesday. He was 76 years of age.
