With the ease of online publishing, the number of journals has exploded, and with them the number of papers. It has gotten ...

We supposedly live in an era of “evidence-based medicine,” in which medical decisions are guided by the published data. But that approach is now being criticized because the “best evidence” is often ...

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...

It's human nature to always notice the ones among us who achieve something extraordinary, and almost completely ignore the armies of people that support great achievements. Just think about space ...

I was terrified, to be very honest, when my district switched to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and I had to begin using phenomena-based instruction. If you look at the standards, ...