Lemurs: Where Will They Go?
Did you know that wild lemurs only live in Madagascar, and that their habitat is quickly disappearing? Find out what is being done.
Month: July 2021
How Do Neurons Tell the Brain What is Familiar?
Neurons send visual information to the brain, but just how it gets processed is a complexity that researchers are getting closer to understanding.
Citizen Scientists Find Exoplanets with NASA’s TESS Spacecraft
The space agency is asking citizen scientists to help hunt exoplanets in the vast trove of images gathered by TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
Plastic Pollution: Microplastics in the Environment
Tiny plastic particles have made their way from our soil, oceans, and bodies. Plastics on the nanoscale can have dangerous new properties.
STEM Summer Reading: Citizen Science Tails and Summer Tales
This year’s STEM summer reading theme is Tails and Tales! Pair stories about the natural world with citizen science projects.