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When she was three years old, Indrani Das conducted her first scientific experiment. Inspired by a National Geographic feature about fossils found in bright blue Amazon waters, she spent weeks ...

Aldeman: Policymakers in Washington are starting to pay attention to the continuing decline in literacy scores. Here are some steps they can take.

Reading achievement is in the dumps. Unlike math, where kids appear to be making at least some signs of progress, reading ...

Hockey’s a very cool game. It’s hotter than ever, since the men’s and women’s Olympic teams came home with gold medals. There ...

Engineers at UC Davis have built a remarkable device that creates power at night by tapping into something we rarely think about: the vast cold of outer space. Using a special type of Stirling engine, ...

A conspiracy theory that spread on social media claims that gravity will disappear for seven seconds this August, and that NASA is aware that this will happen. A physics professor explains why this is ...

Scientists have observed "coronae" on treetops for the first time, confirming the phenomenon occurs in the wild.

The electrical energy generated by thunderstorms can make our hair stand up, and even create invisible sparkles on trees. Now, we have photographic proof of this long-theorized electrical event for ...

Keep boredom at bay with budget-friendly outings and bigger-ticket adventures happening across the metroplex during spring break.

Presswood is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno. Here he discusses what brought him to Nevada, his work in snow hydrology, and his plans for the future.