Science Education & Policy

Math And Young Minds (1st & 2nd Grade)

How do we get kids excited about math? In this age of high tech video games why would a kid want to be excited about math they have to do in their mind or with pencil and paper? Maybe I am just too old, I remember the days before television and video game ...

Article - Jim Myres - Jun 30 2008 - 1:04am

The Quirks Of Quark Stars

Astronomers recently announced that they have found a novel explanation for a rare type of super-luminous stellar explosion that may have produced a new type of object known as a quark star. Three exceptionally luminous supernovae explosions have been obse ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 4:08am

Low Carbon Society Claims To Be Economically Feasible In New Study

A Low Carbon Society (LCS) is defined by proponents as one that will make an equitable contribution to the global effort of reducing greenhouse gases to a safe level, combining both a high level of energy efficiency and security. They say the results of mo ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 12:06pm

Ocean Algae Biofuels- A Virtually Unlimited Energy Source

Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in the oceans. Algae are a diverse and simple group of organisms that live in or near water. Certain algal species are high i ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 11:20pm

Report: Math And Science Classes Are Harder Than Basket Weaving

Children studying subjects like math, physics and chemistry have a harder time gettings A's than students of similar ability studying subjects like media studies and psychology, according to a new report that really doesn't surprise anyone. Durha ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 6:27pm

USA Number One... In A Survey Of Illegal Marijuana And Cocaine Use, That Is

A survey of 17 countries has found that the United States has the highest levels of illegal cocaine and cannabis use. The study, by Louisa Degenhardt (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) and colleagues, is based on the World Health Organizati ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 8:31pm

Is There Fundamental Scientific Disagreement About Evolutionary Theory?

Creationists and their intellectual cousins, intelligent design proponents, keep saying that scientists disagree as to “the truth” of evolution, and that the field is therefore in crisis, despite official attempts by scientists to deny any problem and uni ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Jul 2 2008 - 2:57pm

As Age Climbs Above 90, Women Significantly More Likely To Have Dementia

Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors in the fastest-growing age dem ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2008 - 4:52pm

Catholic? Mainline Protestant? You'll Probably Live Longer

LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment – the type of religious congregations within a locale – affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. These results were published in ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2008 - 1:07am

Do We Need A New Government Agency That Focuses On Global Warming?

'Hello, climate? We're from the government and we're here to help you.' A group of former senior federal officials have called for the establishment of an independent Earth Systems Science Agency (ESSA) that would be created by merging ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2008 - 1:49am