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Astronaut Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. Tells Youth ‘Sky is the Limit’ with Math And Science
More than 6,000 New York area middle school students rallied behind science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education this week at the Harlem Armory and Apollo Theater during The Dream Tour, a high-energy motivational program presented by Dr....
Living on the Edge of Poverty And National Parks
If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, according to a 10-year study of people living around Kibale...
Michigan State Scholar Leads Effort to Reform Genetics Instruction
Most middle-schoolers struggle to grasp the introductory concepts of genetics, a field of study considered crucial to advancing solutions to health problems and disease such as cancer, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher. In...
Engaging High School Students in Soil Science Inquiry
In April 2007, teacher Irka Elsevier and then-graduate student Biance Moebius-Clune began their second inquiry unit designed to enable high school students to better understand soil science concepts through their own research and experiments. Moebius-Clune...
Warmer Ocean Creating Systems That Favor Aliens Over Natives
Warmer oceans promote invasive animals and threaten natives, say UC Davis marine biologists who report striking new evidence from the eastern Pacific fishing harbor of Bodega Bay, California.
NSF Dispatches Rapid Response Oceanographic Expedition to Chile Earthquake Site
Scientists funded by the National Science Foundation and affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California at San Diego are undertaking an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean...
Climate ‘Tipping Points’ May Arrive Without Warning, Says Top Forecaster
A new University of California, Davis, study by a top ecological forecaster says it is harder than experts thought to predict when sudden shifts in Earth’s natural systems will occur — a worrisome finding for scientists trying to identify...
Mystery of Green Plant Transport Solved
Contrary to prevailing wisdom, a new study from plant biologists at UC Davis shows that proteins of the Hsp70 family do indeed chaperon proteins across the membranes of chloroplasts, just as they do for other cellular structures.
