Take a look with another perspective. Pupils read to find out what portion of the electromagnetic spectrum a space telescope sees and the difficulties of viewing infrared radiation from other objects in space. Individuals discover how...

Do ants sometimes ruin your picnic? There are some chemical ant repellents you can spray to keep them away, but who wants to spray poison all over their food? In this experiment you can investigate some less toxic solutions that may be...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been working on a way to cut back expenses on powerful magnets used in various objects we use every day like computers and cars. Science News for Students probes into the investigation's...

When plastic smells like supper, seabirds and other animals can be fooled into thinking it is food. Take a look at this investigation.

The North Carolina District of the Water Resources Discipline, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is committed to collecting hydrologic data and conducting hydrologic investigations of the highest quality. North Carolina District staff...

Students identify how Mendel's study of science and math was important to his success in research.

Browse through the current issue of an international peer-reviewed journal, which presents original research articles, reviews, and letters in all areas of environmental studies and environmental sciences.

Twenty earthquake-related science fair project ideas. Each idea has a short description of a possible investigation.

Simple homemade batteries are described that can be made from items found in the home or school lab. These experiments help students understand how to wire them up, the origin of current, voltage and power, as well as the chemistry that...

Defines Forensic Science and describes what Forensic scientists do.

Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) developed electrostatic theory and a range of novel and interesting electrostatic apparatuses. Described here is a reconstruction of a water dropper electrostatic generator. It's capable of generating...

Act a community advocate to help commercial properties embrace best practices for decreasing bird-strikes on their large, heavily-glassed buildings.

Presents a research study done to investigate to what extent scientists adhered to the four norms set out by Robert K. Merton, and what other principles scientists subscribed to. It explains Merton's four norms - communality,...

Investigate why water properties make it unique and good at supporting life in this article. Learn about the life-sustaining properties of water that are caused by the hydrogen bonds that it forms.

An article investigating why water makes a good solvent. Also, understand what molecules dissolve best in water.

An article investigating the structure of DNA and RNA.

An article that investigates the levels of protein structure. Understand how the order of the protein structure affects its function.

Investigate ATP structure, ATP hydrolysis to ADP, and reaction coupling in this article.

The author of this article discusses a BBC program he worked on that investigated brain research science. The goal was to learn what evidence had been found of differences between male and female brains. Includes a 3-minute video excerpt...

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigated whether the ancient Egyptians could have used a synthetic concrete for the huge stones used in building the pyramids. The theory has met enormous resistance...

An interesting viewpoint written by Philip Steadman on the controversial subject of Vermeer using a Camera Obscura to trace and create his paintings. There is factual evidence as well as a physical description of the Camera Obscura.