Why banana candy doesn’t taste like banana (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2020 -- Have you ever eaten a Laffy Taffy and thought, "Wow, ...
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$4 million grant will help teach computer coding skills to rural Missouri students
MU's eMINTS National Center earns grant to help advance STEM education in underserved Missouri school districtsCredit: MU College of Education ...
High schoolers discover four exoplanets through Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program at the Center for ...
Sport may fast-track numeracy skills for Indigenous children
Credit: University of Technology, Sydney Greater sports participation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is linked with better academic ...
CAREER awardee investigates quantum’s ‘sweet spot’
Electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Boulat Bash applies quantum methods to super-secret sensing and communication.Credit: University of Arizona College ...
Claudia Benitez-Nelson selected for TOS Mentoring Award
Presented for excellence and/or innovation in mentoring the next generation of ocean scientistsCredit: Julia Benitez-Nelson The Oceanography Society (TOS) congratulates ...
Teaching youth science skills using wild birds nets UT extension agent a national award
Curriculum teaches students about citizen science and moreCredit: Image by A. Lantz, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, TN -- Lessons for youth ...
Decoding breast milk to make better baby formula (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2020 -- What makes breast milk so good for babies? In this ...
Superheroes, foods and apps bring a modern twist to the periodic table
Credit: Adapted from Journal of Chemical Education 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01143 Many students, especially non-science majors, dread chemistry. The first lesson ...
Skoltech releases a new book, The Forefront of Physics
Credit: Timur Sabirov/Skoltech The book comes as the second part of Skoltech's two-volume edition, Mathematics and Physics: Two Perspectives, One ...
Will it kombucha? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 -- Kombucha is a bubbly, fermented tea that has gained popularity ...
Leaders in stem cell science, regenerative medicine combine courses in 2021
Regenerative Medicine Foundation and Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine to present a co-located World Stem Cell Summit and Regenerative ...
Air pollution spikes linked to lower test scores for Salt Lake County third graders
Credit: Mullen at al. (2020) Int. Journal of Enviro Res and Public Health Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the tiny particles ...
Why do we love the smell of fall? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 -- What does fall smell like ...