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Worms teach all about science: Vermiculture in the classroom

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:14:36 -0800
You can learn a lot from a brick of worms. Chemistry, biology, soil science, environmental science and botany ooze out of that 12-by-12 inch block of red wrigglers.
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Rupert Sheldrake: the 'heretic' at odds with scientific dogma

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:26:15 -0800
Rupert Sheldrake has researched telepathy in dogs, crystals and Chinese medicine in his quest to explore phenomena that science finds hard to explain It is not often, in liberal north London, that you come face to face with a heretic, but Rupert Sheldrake has worn that mantle, pretty cheerfully, for 30 years now. Sitting in his book-lined study, overlooking Hampstead Heath, he appears a highly ...
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San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering Presents Countywide Events March 17-24

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:43:13 -0800
"It's never too late to fall in love with science and engineering," says Steve Briggs, a plant biologist and faculty member at the University of California, San Diego, who started out as an English major until a botany class convinced him to switch his focus.
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Rainforest class preps for trip

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:43:42 -0800
While many Yalies will head south this spring break, 15 will miss out on beaches to venture into the jungles of South America and forage for fungi. “Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory,” MB&B 230b, is a science seminar taught by chemistry professor Scott Strobel, along with professors Carol Bascom-Slack and Kaury Kucera. As they have for the past five years, students in the class will travel to ...
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Evolution studied in sunflower's state

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:47:16 -0800
MANHATTAN - How does a guy from upstate New York end up in Kansas studying sunflowers? The answer: An opportunity in graduate school to study with one of the world's best evolutionary biologists.
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McCollum's Column: Presenting a star-studded list of student-geniuses

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:13:06 -0800
What if the same process and hype were applied to academic scholarships as athletics? The signing-day list might look like this for Technological State: BILLY BEAM: Rated the No. 137th mathematics student in the country by Equation.com. No. 40th in Texas by Multiplier.com. Excels in probabilities. Math student of the Year in high school. Voted student in high school most likely to be general ...
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Minister stresses on developing science, technology for Nepal’s prosperity

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:50:21 -0800
Minister for Science and Technology Kalpana Dhamala said the country could not take strides without developing science and technology.
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Stuart Leavenworth: Alice Waters eyes Sacramento for next ‘edible schoolyard'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:49:44 -0800
Alice Waters, one of the world's best-known chefs and an icon of the sustainable food movement, is making plans to bring one of her signature projects to Sacramento.
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MTSU Gets About 220 Acres For Use As Field Lab

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:41:58 -0800
The Harpeth Wetland Bank has donated about 220 acres of rural property in Rutherford County to Middle Tennessee State University.
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Slots open for NCRS student summer jobs program

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:08:08 -0800
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced openings for its Summer Student Temporary Employment Program or STEP.
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