Nebelivka, a Ukrainian village of about 700 people, sits amid rolling hills and grassy fields. Here at the edge of …
New cave fossils have revived the debate over Neandertal burials
The excavation of an adult Neandertal’s partial upper-body skeleton in Iraqi Kurdistan has revived a decades-long debate over whether Neandertals …
Turning human bodies into compost works, a small trial suggests
SEATTLE — Human bodies make great worm food. That’s the conclusion of pilot experiments with six dead bodies that were …
How a quantum technique highlights math’s mysterious link to physics
It has long been a mystery why pure math can reveal so much about the nature of the physical world. …
Living brain tissue experiments raise new kinds of ethical questions
SEATTLE — Live bits of brain look like any other piece of meat — pinkish, solid chunks of neural tissue. …
Why Making Time for Friends is Good for Your Health
Lydia Denworth wants you to make more time for your friends. We don’t fully appreciate our friendships, says the science …
Five Apps Students Can Use To Make Podcasts
Karen Keating’s eighth-grade English students at Lower Dauphin Middle School in Hummelstown, Pa., fire up their laptops and gather a …
How Hands-On Projects Can Deepen Math Learning for Teens
On math worksheets, numbers are usually neat and tidy. In the real world, not so much. Whether it’s polling data, …
How These Denver Schools Include Students with Disabilities, and Why More Could Follow
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on February 6, 2020 Principal Blake Hammond slips into the back of a …
Three Steps for Strengthening Communication and Resilience in Science Class
Debbie Barkley held her string tightly and directed the teachers around her to tug theirs downward as they maneuvered a …