Across the Finish Line! Citizen Science Month Final Days.

One Million Acts of Science challenge met, but lots of important project work is still left! Read More

Citizen Science Month and #OneMillionActsOfScience Needs You!

It's a packed week, with Earth Day, Arbor Day, The City Nature Challenge and more! Read More

Newly Discovered Prehistoric Snake May Be Largest To Ever Exist, Vaccine Breakthrough Could Mean Future-Proof Shots, And Much More This Week

A new species of titanosaur has been described from Argentina. Found in rocks dating back almost 70 million years, the mini job has been named Titanomachya gimenezi and was 10 times smaller than its ... Read More

The Science of Reducing Prejudice in Kids

For many children, discrimination inflicts anxiety and misery and interferes with their learning. Schools could be far more welcoming than most now are, and I and other developmental psychologists ... Read More

The ‘Necessary Evil’ of Computer Science 124

Data Structures and Algorithms for pride. They’re taking it to fulfill the computer science concentration’s Algorithms requirement. Hence the course’s description as “a necessary evil” in the Q Guide. Read More

Samuel Paty was murdered, and teaching in France has never been the same

When controversy over a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad led to the killing of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020, colleagues had to learn to trust again. Read More

Space photo of the week: Bizarre 'Helix Galaxy' is unlike any other in the universe. Can you see why?

The Helix Galaxy is a rare "polar ring" galaxy found near the Big Dipper. Its odd shape and history set it apart from every other galaxy we know of. Read More

Hibernating Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater for Up to a Week, Study Finds

Bumblebees may be more resilient than previously thought: Hibernating queen bees can survive for up to a week underwater, researchers report Wednesday in the journal Biology Letters. Read More

Mirrors in space could boost solar power production on Earth. Here's how.

LONDON — A California-based startup wants to launch a constellation of orbiting mirrors, which will beam sunlight to solar power plants to boost renewable electricity production after dark. A ... Read More

A “slow bleed” of funding threatens NASA’s science flagships

NASA’s overall science budget in the FY25 request is nearly $1 billion less than what the agency expected last year it would have available. Read More

These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged

In February 2018, the environmental news site Grist published an account from five women who alleged sexual harassment, sexual coercion, and bullying on the inaugural Homeward Bound, a ... Read More

Amy Duggar King hopes cousin Josh Duggar is feeling 'torture' while behind bars

Amy Duggar King of '19 Kids & Counting' and 'Counting On' fame weighs in with her hope that convicted cousin Josh Duggar gets an even longer term in prison. Read More