The best new science fiction books of September 2024

From Michel Houellebecq to Booker-longlisted Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner, there is plenty of excellent science fiction to read this September ... Read More

Fostering creativity in the scientific research process

How can creativity be implemented in the scientific research process from the outset? By equipping students with creativity tools during their training. This is the message of a prominent group of ... Read More

The science behind children's tendency to gather excessive information

Scientists have learned that children find it hard to focus on a task, and often take in information that won't help them complete their assignment. But the question is, why? Read More

Researcher: Playing technology games and making science fun helps young kids solve visual problems, grasp ideas better

As I watched my sons, Wavhudi and Rivhavhudi, play games on my phone before bedtime, I was captivated by their enthusiasm and how deeply they were engaged—especially when the games involved math or ... Read More

Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?

The scientific method leads us to truths that are less ... Kina and Kaia are among many children who haven’t been vaccinated against contagious diseases such as measles. Vaccine avoidance ... Read More

MIT Technology Review

While others might have found comfort in religion during those perilous times, Eisinger made sense of the world by turning to the scientific method ... living room full of books he’s written, art he’s ... Read More

Kidney Disease News

Advances in Kidney Cancer Research and Care Aug. 28, 2024 — New insights into the biology of kidney cancer, including those informed by scientific ... Kidney Failure in Children Oct. 19, 2023 ... Read More

Fifth graders find “egg-scellent” approach to learning scientific method

Fifth graders in Stephanie Blanton’s class at Sunny View Elementary recently discussed the scientific method and then put it into action. Students used up to five straws, rubber bands, and masking ... Read More

'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition

Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on some soap and chaos ensues. Can Dictionary put herself back together again? Read More

Medical exploitation of Black people in America goes far beyond the cells stolen from Henrietta Lacks that produced modern day miracles

The Tuskegee experiment is one of the most well-known examples of medical exploitation in the Black community. The federal government from 1932 to 1972 lied to around 600 men about receiving treatment ... Read More

Eliyahu Rips, Who Claimed to Find Secret Codes in the Torah, Dies at 75

His work provided the basis for the worldwide best seller “The Bible Code,” but he later rejected the book as unscientific. Read More