Biology October 20, 2015 DNA directly photographed for first time Fifty-nine years after James Watson and Francis Crick deduced the double-helix structure of DNA, a scientist has captured the first direct photograph of the twisted ladder that props up life.
Science Education October 20, 2015 'Doomsday Vault' has its first withdrawal The "Doomsday Vault" just got its first bit of doomsday press: coverage of its first-ever withdrawal of seeds.
SCIENCE October 20, 2015 Students from Harvard, MIT cycle cross-country hosting science workshops to inspire youths Seven students from Boston-area colleges are cycling across America, stopping in many rural towns to get kids interested in science through hands-on workshops.
Biology October 20, 2015 Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow contest inspires students to pursue STEM Samantha Hoover, 14, said it didn’t sink in that she would be presenting work she did for a school project at the 2015 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow event in New York City until she stepped on the plane. It was the first visit to the city for the ninth grader from James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Biology October 20, 2015 Is this 158-year-old redwood the UK's oldest living Christmas tree? A cultural agency in the United Kingdom says it has discovered the oldest living Christmas tree in all of Britain.
Biology October 20, 2015 Nobel Prize medal fetches record-breaking $4.76M James Watson, one of the scientists credited with discovering the structure of DNA, recently made history when he became the first-ever living Nobel laureate to put his prize medal up for auction.
Science Education October 20, 2015 Revamped Large Hadron Collider set to restart The Large Hadron Collider, the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is scheduled to be restarted early next year after an ambitious two-year upgrade project that will nearly double its power.
Science Education February 5, 2015 Ask a science teacher You asked, we got a science teacher to answer. From the book, "Ask a Science Teacher: 250 Answers to Questions You’ve Always Had About How Everyday Stuff Really Works"; Copyright © Larry Scheckel, 2013. Available December 17 wherever books are sold.
Biology February 5, 2015 Celebrity scientists: Stars who love science These stars were science geeks before they pursued careers in acting.
