Latest Science News Articles not published in the print magazine. https://student.societyforscience.org/ en © Society for Science & the Public 2000 - 2013 Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 10 https://student.societyforscience.org/article/us-grasp-science-improving-%E2%80%94-there%E2%80%99s-catch Americans’ grasp of science is improving. But a new study shows that adults’ scores can vary depending on how questions are phrased. Kathiann Kowalski Mathematics Science & Society https://student.societyforscience.org/article/us-grasp-science-improving-%E2%80%94-there%E2%80%99s-catch https://student.societyforscience.org/article/us-grasp-science-improving-%E2%80%94-there%E2%80%99s-catch Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/blood-pressure-rises-kids-become-overweight Researchers find that children and teens who gain too much weight see a near-simultaneous increase in blood pressure. Alison Pearce Stevens Body & Health https://student.societyforscience.org/article/blood-pressure-rises-kids-become-overweight https://student.societyforscience.org/article/blood-pressure-rises-kids-become-overweight Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/cool-jobs-careers-ice From Greenland to Utah to Jupiter, scientists unlock mysteries frozen in ice. Beth Geiger STEM Careers Earth Weather & Climate https://student.societyforscience.org/article/cool-jobs-careers-ice https://student.societyforscience.org/article/cool-jobs-careers-ice Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:15:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/ouchless-measles-vaccine-could-save-lives A new ‘ouchless’ vaccine patch that uses dissolving microneedles could make efforts to vaccinate against measles more practical. Kathiann Kowalski Body & Health Technology & Engineering https://student.societyforscience.org/article/ouchless-measles-vaccine-could-save-lives https://student.societyforscience.org/article/ouchless-measles-vaccine-could-save-lives Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/tiny-air-pollutants-are-big-big-killers Air pollution now ranks as the world’s fourth leading cause of death. About 5.5 million deaths in 2013 trace to just one type, called particulates. Kathiann Kowalski Body & Health Environment & Pollution https://student.societyforscience.org/article/tiny-air-pollutants-are-big-big-killers https://student.societyforscience.org/article/tiny-air-pollutants-are-big-big-killers Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:18:34 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/new-devices-coming-assist-disabled New technologies, including motorized prosthetics and stair-climbing wheelchairs, could someday help people overcome a range of disabilities. Sid Perkins Body & Health Science & Society Technology & Engineering https://student.societyforscience.org/article/new-devices-coming-assist-disabled https://student.societyforscience.org/article/new-devices-coming-assist-disabled Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:00:03 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/new-football-helmets-could-limit-brain-injuries A new design for football helmets uses three layers to absorb energy from repeated impacts. The result should be fewer athletes with brain injuries. Kathiann Kowalski Technology & Engineering Physics https://student.societyforscience.org/article/new-football-helmets-could-limit-brain-injuries https://student.societyforscience.org/article/new-football-helmets-could-limit-brain-injuries Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/picking-better-porch-light Lights can vary in brightness and ‘color’ — even those that are sold as white. A new study tested which lights attracted the most bugs. Sid Perkins Animals Technology & Engineering https://student.societyforscience.org/article/picking-better-porch-light https://student.societyforscience.org/article/picking-better-porch-light Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/roadkill-learning-dead Roadkill can be more than a smooshed-up carcass. Scientists study these highway casualties to learn more about wildlife and their environments. Bethany Brookshire Animals Dinosaurs & Fossils https://student.societyforscience.org/article/roadkill-learning-dead https://student.societyforscience.org/article/roadkill-learning-dead Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:15:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/early-intro-sign-language-has-lasting-benefits Children introduced to sign language as babies performed better on mental-processing tasks at age 12 — and as adults — than did people who learned sign language at age 3. Laura Sanders Brain & Behavior https://student.societyforscience.org/article/early-intro-sign-language-has-lasting-benefits https://student.societyforscience.org/article/early-intro-sign-language-has-lasting-benefits Wed, 17 Feb 2016 07:55:53 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/concussed-brains-need-time-heal Researchers working with mice found that allowing the body to rest after a concussion gave brain cells time to heal and reconnect with each other. Alison Pearce Stevens Body & Health Cells Brain & Behavior https://student.societyforscience.org/article/concussed-brains-need-time-heal https://student.societyforscience.org/article/concussed-brains-need-time-heal Tue, 16 Feb 2016 07:00:03 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/lime-green-%E2%80%A6-lime-purple Citrus with health-boosting purple plant pigments don’t usually grow in warmer climates. Genetic engineering could change that. Ashley Yeager Body & Health Food & Nutrition https://student.societyforscience.org/article/lime-green-%E2%80%A6-lime-purple https://student.societyforscience.org/article/lime-green-%E2%80%A6-lime-purple Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:00:01 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/vaping-may-threaten-brain-immunity-and-more New studies of e-cigarette vapor in animals and human cells find new risks to gene activity, behavior and male sperm. Janet Raloff Body & Health Brain & Behavior Genetics https://student.societyforscience.org/article/vaping-may-threaten-brain-immunity-and-more https://student.societyforscience.org/article/vaping-may-threaten-brain-immunity-and-more Sun, 14 Feb 2016 15:45:11 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/picture-christmas-tree-worms The tops of Christmas tree worms look like brightly colored plants. But they are really boneless marine animals with eyes that can breathe and gills that can see. Susan Milius Animals https://student.societyforscience.org/article/picture-christmas-tree-worms https://student.societyforscience.org/article/picture-christmas-tree-worms Sun, 14 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/shock-food-system Droughts and other weather extremes caused by climate change are dramatically increasing the risk of short-term interruptions in the supplies of food. Sid Perkins Agriculture Science & Society Weather & Climate https://student.societyforscience.org/article/shock-food-system https://student.societyforscience.org/article/shock-food-system Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:53:17 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/say-hello-gravity-waves Einstein predicted these waves 100 years ago. Scientists have finally proven him right. Science News for Students Physics Astronomy Space https://student.societyforscience.org/article/say-hello-gravity-waves https://student.societyforscience.org/article/say-hello-gravity-waves Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:00:01 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/flexible-electronics-track-sweat A flexible, wireless health monitor that can wrap around the wrist tracks temperature and analyzes sweat to detect signs of too much water loss. Meghan Rosen Materials Science Body & Health https://student.societyforscience.org/article/flexible-electronics-track-sweat https://student.societyforscience.org/article/flexible-electronics-track-sweat Fri, 12 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/gravity-waves-detected-last Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves 100 years ago. Now scientists have detected them coming from the collision of two black holes. Andrew Grant Physics Astronomy Space https://student.societyforscience.org/article/gravity-waves-detected-last https://student.societyforscience.org/article/gravity-waves-detected-last Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:46 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/explainer-what-are-gravitational-waves Albert Einstein had predicted that large catastrophes, like colliding black holes, should produce tiny ripples in the fabric of space. In 2016, scientists reported finally detecting them Christopher Crockett, Andrew Grant Physics Astronomy Space https://student.societyforscience.org/article/explainer-what-are-gravitational-waves https://student.societyforscience.org/article/explainer-what-are-gravitational-waves Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:34:23 -0500 SNS - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/article/how-catch-gravity-wave Physicists have just announced finding gravity waves. The phenomenon was predicted a century ago by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Here’s what it took to detect the waves. Marcia Bartusiak Physics Astronomy https://student.societyforscience.org/article/how-catch-gravity-wave https://student.societyforscience.org/article/how-catch-gravity-wave Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:33:37 -0500 SNS - Student Science