August 16, 2016 Scientists may have found 'fifth force of nature' Scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), believe they have identified a “fifth force of nature.”
June 10, 2016 Bill Nye: Internet is helping launch the next generation of scientists Bill Nye says that the Internet-savvy children of today have a great platform for building careers in science.
May 9, 2016 Lockheed Martin makes major STEM push to inspire young space innovators Lockheed Martin wants to inspire the next generation of American space innovators with a major Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education project.
May 5, 2016 STEM: Inspiring young minds to embrace what is all around them Science, technology, engineering and math – or STEM for short – are areas of education that are so vital to our daily life they cannot be ignored.
May 3, 2016 Educators, advocates see increased importance in US STEM education When it comes to education reform in the United States, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is the term that is usually at the tip of the tongue of every policy maker, teacher, or school advocate. For its detractors, STEM is a buzzword for more standardized tests or a de-emphasis on humanities education. For its proponents, STEM signifies an increased dedication to making American schools globally competitive — preparing students for a job market that is becoming increasingly more reliant on science and technology skills.
May 3, 2016 Kid-friendly Fable tablet comes to public schools, will hit stores in March When long-time educator Janice Gauthier looks back on her years as a middle and high school English teacher, she said she wishes she had access to the kinds of technology — like tablets — that are currently playing an increasingly larger role in classrooms across the country. Now, as Director of Curriculum and Development at Everett Public Schools in Everett, Mass., Gauthier has been able to oversee a pilot program from Massachusetts-based consumer device company Isabella Products Inc. that has placed Fable, a new browser-free and child-friendly tablet, in one of her school’s classrooms.
May 2, 2016 CERN in a shoebox? Tiny particle accelerators are coming Scientists could soon develop particle accelerators that can fit into a shoebox, experts say
May 2, 2016 Next Higgs? Atom smasher probes highest energies yet Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have made a precise tally of the jumbled cascade of particles produced when two proton beams are smashed together.
May 2, 2016 16-year-old's DNA experiment will fly in space A 16-year-old New York City-area student will one day see her DNA experiment launched to the International Space Station.
May 2, 2016 High temperatures make some lizards change sexes When some lizards can’t take the heat, they change sexes. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers in Australia revealed that rising temperatures are causing male Australian Bearded Dragons to change into females when developing in the egg. Not only that, but they make better mothers, laying more eggs than naturally born females.
