Grit or Grades: What Drives College Graduation?
Does timely college graduation depend more on a student’s self-regulation or on their admission test scores? Researchers decided to find out.
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Nok Culture Pottery Adds Clues to Ancient Diets
What is the ancestry of your food? New research has traced the origins of leafy greens and other plants in ancient West African cuisine back more than 3,500 years.
Shellfish Threatened by Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is killing young oysters, clams, and mussels in U.S. coastal regions that depend on these shellfish. Find out why.
Do You Want Therapy in Virtual Reality?
Given the choice between seeing a therapist in real life or in virtual reality, which would you choose? Research results may surprise you.
Four People, Four Different Paths Into Citizen Science
Anyone can do citizen science, or public engagement in scientific research! Find out how four citizen scientists got started.
How to Disrupt a Hummingbird’s Hover
A hummingbird’s ability to hover in place can be easily disrupted by tricking the bird’s brain. Our brains can be…
Map the World’s Coral Reefs for NASA with NeMO-Net
Play a fun tablet game, learn about coral reefs and help NASA scientists build an algorithm that will map out the world’s coral!
The Science and Spirit of the Winter Solstice
Learn about the winter solstice! Find out what it is and why it has been celebrated by human civilizations since time immemorial.
The Cancerous Relationship Between Tumors and Grief
Grief hurts. Losing a friend, partner, or family member is hard and can cause emotional distress. New research suggests that this loss may make cancer worse.
Four Ways (in One App) to Help NASA Study the Earth
Would you like to help scientists study the Earth and the ways in which our planet is changing? There’s an app for that.