There’s a well-known story in Plato’s Republic in which a humble shepherd named Gyges finds a magical gold ring that renders whoever wears it invisible. Gyges proceeds to use his newfound power to ...

Text and talk in the science classroom constitute two of the primary vehicles by which students gain knowledge and make meaning. Yet, both involve the unique language of science. Presentations focused ...

Juan-Carlos Aguilar (planning committee member) is the science program manager for the Georgia Department of Education. He oversees state policy in the area of science education, coordinates K-12 ...

Thousands gathered in the Court of Sciences on Nov. 5 for the 2023 Exploring Your Universe science fair. Attendees crowded around chemistry sets and telescopes at EYU, UCLA’s largest science fair held ...

After graduating from UCSC, Jonathan Trent got a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, worked abroad for some years in microbiology, and worked at NASA for 21 years. For Jonathan Trent ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, this is Rachel Feltman. As most of you listening to this probably know, I’m pretty into podcasts. But my first experiences with the format—or ...

PhD candidate Taylor McKie explains how she uses math to understand the world of underwater weather in a new episode of “Wavelengths,” the series exploring science happening at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

I teach science to young minds in Texas. Every day, I watch curiosity bloom like a petri dish under perfect conditions. I also watch it wilt when doubt creeps in—not the healthy kind that asks “why?” ...

As sauna culture continues to grow across Ireland, Gemma Fullam meets journalist Bill Gifford, whose new book uncovers the ...

How can you use interactive read-alouds to enhance your science teaching? In this hands-on virtual workshop, educators will learn how to combine literacy and science in the elementary classroom using ...