Scientists have moved one step further to decoding the secret behind the superior navigation skills of pigeons. A new study by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine published in Nature found neurons in the pigeon's brains react to...

From lunar samples brought back in the Apollo program, scientists have figured out that the Moon once had a shield around it called a magnetosphere, just like the Earth has today. As NASA prepares to send humans to the Moon, and...

Up until now, chemists who want to design breakthrough drugs, formulate better agrichemicals and develop new smart materials have designed their products using long-established laboratory methods. But, that's about to...

If you scroll through lists of STEM faculty members at most universities, it's likely you'll recognize a pattern...that is, a lot of men and not very many women. Why is that? Are men inherently better than women at science? Or is there...

As Earth makes its annual trip around the Sun, we feel the impacts of its journey in the form of seasons. Our planet’s tilt in relation to the Sun determines what season we experience here on Earth. But, did you know that the Sun goes...

In this video, the teacher explains how researchers can determine if there is a difference between two treatments using a resampling strategy. They use examples of comparing salt substitutes and fertilizers to demonstrate the process. By...

The NSF-funded Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) is educating students about optical technologies for tomorrow's Internet, from instructors who took part in CIAN's inaugural Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program.

This video discusses the important discoveries and ideas of Charles Darwin, specifically focusing on his time after returning to England from his voyage on the HMS Beagle. This video is part of the 12-part series, Evolution.

This video outlines five factors which may have influenced the results of Milgram's landmark 1961 experiment.

NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats



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In this video, we explore the incredible life of Charles Lindbergh, an aviation pioneer who changed the way people travel and connect with each other. From his early years growing up on a farm in Minnesota to his historic transatlantic...

Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills, interests, knowledge, aspirations and...

The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission, or GRAIL, consists of twin spacecraft in a polar orbit around the moon. GRAIL will map the moon's gravitational field by measuring changes in the distance between the two spacecraft...

April 14 marks the annual World Quantum Day, and NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program is excited to celebrate! Whether you know it or not, quantum physics touches our lives each day. Everything physical around us is...

What is Astrochemistry? How can ALMA help Astrochemistry and Astrobiology? What should you do if you want to work in these fields?<br/>
Discovery with the ALMA Telescope, Part 3

This is a demonstration of how to make hydrogel scaffold libraries for rapid screening of cell-material interactions in 3D. This approach will help accelerate the development of new devices for tissue engineering applications.

Prince & Son’s Farm, located near Statesboro, Georgia grows a variety of traditional crops, ranging from cotton, peanuts, soybeans, to wheat. Mr. Edgar Morris Prince Jr., owner and operator, is a 3rd generation farmer who had the dream...

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed an 'electronic vacuum cleaner' that can be used to clean up the toxic smog in Beijing. It was reported that Roosegaarde is working with the mayor of Beijing to apply this technology in a new...

Emily is a doctoral student in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technology Design (CMLTD) program with a focus on Communication & Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She holds a masters degree in Education,...

The world's most accurate atomic clock based on neutral atoms has been demonstrated by physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The JILA...

Dianna from Physics Girl visited CERN in Geneva Switzerland to find out what the detectors at the LHC are looking for, and dive into the fundamental question: what are particles?

The word Oriental is hundred of years old, so why do Americans no longer use the word "Oriental"? And how did the word "Asian American" take its place? Watch this week's Origin of Everything to find out.

David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! Ray and his team study alligators, crocodiles, and bats, among other creatures. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this multidisciplinary team...

NASA has renamed its next-generation Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope after Nancy Roman, the agency’s first chief astronomer known as the Mother of Hubble.