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It was a beautiful August day, and I was on a socially distanced hike with friends along the Appalachian Trail. But instead of enjoying the scenery, I was distracted by my phone. It kept buzzing in my pocket as hundreds of Twitter notifications flooded in. I had been on Twitter for about a year, mainly […]

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Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. Maybe you wanted to be an explorer when you were a kid. The CNN Space and Science team is lucky enough to experience genuine awe — the eye-opening, can’t-stop-thinking-about-it kind — on a weekly basis. And we’re excited to share that awe with you. May […]

Science on a MissionNaomi OreskesUniv. of Chicago, $40 In 2004, Japanese scientists captured the first underwater images of a live giant squid, a near-mythical, deep-ocean creature whose only interactions with humans had been via fishing nets or beaches where the animals lay dead or dying. Getting such a glimpse could have come much sooner. In […]

IMAGE: Gustavo MacIntosh’s research at Iowa State focuses on plant cellular functions and soybean pest resistance. He took part in a multi-institutional effort to guide outreach efforts in the plant sciences…. view more  Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa – A lot is riding on the continued advancement of plant sciences. Take the food […]

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DUBLIN — Dublin High School officially opened its new science and engineering building on its campus, adding 15 new classrooms to the school. The school district held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning for the new space, which also will feature a shop space, an academic support space, a weight room and break-out spaces for students. […]

IMAGE: Gas sensor view more  Credit: POSTECH Gas accidents such as toxic gas leakage in factories, carbon monoxide leakage of boilers, or toxic gas suffocation during manhole cleaning continue to claim lives and cause injuries. Developing a sensor that can quickly detect toxic gases or biochemicals is still an important issue in public health, environmental monitoring, […]

Projects funded by the New York State Stem Cell Science program included ones studying human embryonic stem cells (center). Science Source By Sofia MoutinhoApr. 16, 2021 , 3:45 PM Over the past decade, New York state has become an international hub of stem cell research. In part, that’s thanks to one of the United States’s […]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — When our kids grow up, if they want to land a robot on Mars or cure a deadly disease, they’ll need strong science skills, and that learning starts early. Here are some simple ways parents can support science while learning at home. There are a lot of reading programs […]