HHMI awards 45 Gilliam fellowships to support diversity in science
Credit: HHMI Over the last 16 years, a growing community of doctoral students and their advisers has knit together, bound ...
Tag: Science/Math
Sharing a secret…the quantum way
Wits Researchers have demonstrated a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst many parties, setting a new record for ...
Citizen science at heart of new study showing COVID-19 seismic noise reduction
Credit: Reprinted with permission from T. Lecocq et al., Science 10.1126/science.abd2438 (2020). Research published in the journal Science, using a ...
Quarantine coffee roasting competition: Game on (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 -- How hard could roasting beans at home really be? Sam ...
The new tattoo: Drawing electronics on skin
MU engineers discover the possibility of using pencils to draw bioelectronics on human skinCredit: University of Missouri One day, people ...
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University receive $1.2 million NIH award to recruit minority Ph.D. students
Research team aims to increase number of underrepresented minority scientists in Cleveland areaCredit: Cleveland Clinic July 2, 2020, CLEVELAND: At ...
Illinois professor proposes guide for developing common data science approaches
University of Illinois information sciences professor Victoria Stodden proposes a way to develop recognized data science processes for researchCredit: Photo ...
You’re using disinfectants wrong. Here’s what you actually need to do (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 -- Sure, you've got a product that says "kills germs" under ...
Bugs resort to several colours to protect themselves from predators
Colourful bugs look very different as young and adults, but why?Credit: Iliana Medina New research has revealed for the first ...
EMBL survey studies effects of COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists
Credit: EMBL Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle, both group leaders at EMBL Heidelberg, have performed a survey of fellow life ...
How tear gas affects your body (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 19, 2020 -- 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the ...
COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs
11 million children at risk of losing access to educational and health benefits of outdoor educationCredit: UC Berkeley photo courtesy ...
USask-led partnership awarded $2.5 million to advance global climate education
Credit: David Stobbe for USask Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership ...
Carnegie Mellon tool automatically turns math into pictures
Visualizations poised to enrich teaching, scientific communicationCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH-- Some people look at an equation and see a ...
A special elemental magic
Kyoto scientists announce a 'nuclear' periodic tableCredit: Kyoto University/Yoshiteru Maeno/Kouichi Hagino Kyoto, Japan -- A staple in every science classroom ...
Field courses boost student success, support STEM diversity efforts, study reveals
Hands-on field learning key to retention, success of underrepresented biology studentsCredit: Mickie Tang The challenge of diversifying STEM fields may ...
Coronavirus drugs: Where are we, and what’s next? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 -- Antiviral drugs could help us fight the new coronavirus, but ...
Could a polio vaccine stop the coronavirus pandemic? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options ...
Print your own laboratory-grade microscope for US$18
An open-source design from the University of Bath gives schools, homes and labs the chance to 3D print their own ...
Help your children learn about biology with a bedtime story
New children's story book about geneticsCredit: Dr. Tiffany Taylor/James Munro How do you explain genes and genetics to a six ...
