A new look at Saturn’s rings
This portrait of Saturn’s rings looks toward the northern side, which is not lit by the sun. Sunlight lights up the rings from below, though, and light not reflected scatters through the rings’...
View ArticleBody clocks
The human body is regulated by several internal clocks, which control sleeping and eating patterns among other things. jodiecoston/iStockphoto Try this: For an entire day, forget about the clock. Eat...
View ArticleMood-boosting drugs make unhappy fish
Scientists recently did experiments on several species of freshwater fish to see how they reacted to antidepressants in their water. Normally a bottom-dwelling species, this bass exposed to...
View ArticleSpringing forward
Lowell Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 30, 1868, and May 30, 2005. R. Primack, anonymous It’s not just Daylight Savings Time that came early this year. All around the world, spring seems to...
View ArticleYoung scientists come to Washington
Thirty middle school students compete in the inaugural Broadcom MASTERS science challenge
View ArticleYoung scientists work together and win
Broadcom MASTERS competitors qualified with individual projects, but won based on team challenges
View ArticleScience fair as a family affair
Parents share their tips on helping kids prepare for a science fair
View ArticleHow creativity powers science
Some of the best ideas come not from poring over the facts but from a walk in the woods
View ArticleProblems with ‘the scientific method’
Scientists rarely follow one straightforward path to understanding the natural world
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