Grades 5-8 - History and Nature of Science

  • Only two of the circles mapped show red.  Seven show yellow, while small impacts speckle the Earth.
    “No prob” sez life to crashing asteroids!

    4B years ago, the “late heavy bombardment” burned out all life — or not… High-temp bacteria could have survived in deep rocks.


    Thursday, May 21st, 2009
  • Economic stimulus = just pouring concrete?
    Economic stimulus = just pouring concrete?

    Obama decides that current and new grant applications at the National Institutes of Health are an effective economic stimulus. People get jobs. Inventions get invented. What’s not to like?


    Thursday, December 18th, 2008
  • Science Education 101

    Don’t know much about Science Education: A new survey shows three out of every four US adults do not feel they have a good understanding of science.


    Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
  • Pacific migrations: New evidence on ancient human voyages

    A stone tool discovered in Polynesia came from Hawaii — 2500 miles away. Modern analytical techniques show that Polynesians did sail thousands of miles across the ocean — without a compass.


    Thursday, September 27th, 2007
  • “Dr. Death” released. Anything new about dying?

    Jack Kevorkian forced us to confront the fears and hopes of terminal illness. What’s happened with “right to die” laws in Oregon and the Netherlands? Can “dignity therapy” ease the pain of dying?


    Thursday, June 14th, 2007
  • Scrapping Science: Do Facts Really Matter?

    Obama: “…promoting science isn’t just about providing resources—it’s about protecting free and open inquiry. It’s about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it’s inconvenient—especially when it’s inconvenient.” What science issues face his administration?


    Thursday, October 19th, 2006
  • Universe: Measured by New Yardstick

    Feeling cramped? New measurement says the universe is bigger than you thought. Meet the astronomers’ new yardstick.


    Thursday, August 10th, 2006
  • India’s Red Rain: Aliens or Hype?

    Did red rain in India carry alien bacteria? One Indian scientist thinks so. Others say it was just spores of a common alga. Pay your money, take your choice!


    Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
  • Cloning Fraud: How’d it Happen?

    Korean scientist pulled off the biggest scientific fraud in memory. How did he do it? How is science supposed to prevent fraud? Why did it matter, and who loses out?


    Friday, January 13th, 2006
  • Why Files Rockin’ New Year

    A new year is a chance to bring sanity to our medical, scientific and environmental disasters. Here’s our wish-list for a better New Year!


    Friday, December 30th, 2005


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