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/blog/eureka-lab/why-teachers-send-mixed-messages-climate-science Most middle- and high-school teachers now cover climate change. But they don’t always emphasize that scientists agree that human actions are a primary driver. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/why-teachers-send-mixed-messages-climate-science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/why-teachers-send-mixed-messages-climate-science Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-replication A scientist can run an experiment and get a result. But that result won’t be truly trustworthy until other scientists rerun the tests and replicate the findings. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-replication https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-replication Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/oysters-dine-ocean-plastic When oysters suck up microplastics, they have fewer and smaller offspring, a new study shows. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/oysters-dine-ocean-plastic https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/oysters-dine-ocean-plastic Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/students-depict-more-scientists-women-ever The image of a male scientist with crazy hair is slowly becoming less, well, male, new research shows. Yet, sadly, the nerd-factor remains. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/students-depict-more-scientists-women-ever https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/students-depict-more-scientists-women-ever Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:00:03 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-potential-energy This is the energy an object has because of its position or condition. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-potential-energy https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-potential-energy Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/watching-water-dance-and-seeing-music-lights-family-science-expo Family science days offers science learning for everyone, from good vibrations to endangered animal species. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/watching-water-dance-and-seeing-music-lights-family-science-expo https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/watching-water-dance-and-seeing-music-lights-family-science-expo Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-zika Zika virus has burst into the news because it is linked with microcephaly — a condition where babies are born with small heads. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-zika https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-zika Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:00:01 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-precipitation Chemicals can dissolve into a solution, but when they come out, they precipitate. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-precipitation https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-precipitation Mon, 08 Feb 2016 07:00:03 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-amusia When you can’t carry a tune, you might have amusia, a brain disorder where people can’t tell one note from another. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-amusia https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-amusia Mon, 01 Feb 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/using-smallest-words-biggest-concepts Many people think that big scientific concepts require big, complex words. A new book shows that — in some cases — simple words work just as well. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/using-smallest-words-biggest-concepts https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/using-smallest-words-biggest-concepts Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:00:03 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-solution In math, this is just the answer to your problem. In chemistry, this word means something else entirely. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-solution https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-solution Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:00:01 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-base Bases are chemicals that contain negatively charged chemical groups made from oxygen and hydrogen. They lend coffee its bitter flavor and have pH rankings higher than 7.0. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-base https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-base Mon, 18 Jan 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/how-kids-see-scientists-depends-what-they-read When students draw a scientist, they rely on messages from textbooks and other media. Now do your own version of the experiment and see if your results match. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/how-kids-see-scientists-depends-what-they-read https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/how-kids-see-scientists-depends-what-they-read Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:39:40 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-acid When a chemical tastes sour, ranks below 7.0 on the pH scale and has many hydrogen ions in its solution, it gets a special name. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-acid https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-acid Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:00:03 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-mutation Information in an organism is stored in a code. Here’s the word scientists use to describe a change in that code. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-mutation https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-mutation Mon, 04 Jan 2016 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-keratin Keratin is a fibrous protein that gives our nails and hair their strength. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-keratin https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-keratin Mon, 28 Dec 2015 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-umami What’s the word for something savory? Umami is a taste, and is often described as being meaty. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-umami https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-umami Mon, 21 Dec 2015 07:00:03 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/give-holiday-gift-science Science-themed gifts can be a lot of fun. These offer experiences that entertain and teach. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/give-holiday-gift-science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/give-holiday-gift-science Wed, 16 Dec 2015 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-joule A joule is the amount of work done when a force of one newton moves an object one meter. It’s also the energy required to produce one watt for one second. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-joule https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/scientists-say-joule Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/most-needy-don%E2%80%99t-attend-free-online-courses Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, were supposed to make first-class college offerings free to the masses. But new data show that people who would benefit most from these classes are not who are attending them. Bethany Brookshire https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/most-needy-don%E2%80%99t-attend-free-online-courses https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/most-needy-don%E2%80%99t-attend-free-online-courses Tue, 08 Dec 2015 07:00:02 -0500 Eureka! Labs - Student Science