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.
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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.
Earth School: Take a Nature Quest
Over 1.5 billion children can’t go to school right now. An online program from TED Education, The United Nations Environmental Programme, and other hopes to help by offering dozens of science “quests.”
Earth’s Changing Surface: It Takes Time!
By Alyssa L. Abbeyn (@ifDiscswereRock) for The Biota Project (@thebiotaproject) It’s a pretty regular night, my partner and I are…
FREE Science Education E-books
Free science teaching materials are available from Science Connected. Be sure to also check the catalog of affordable e-books about science.
Introducing Five New Drowned Apostles
The Twelve Apostles are limestone stacks off the coast of Victoria in Australia. While mapping the ocean floor, scientists have…
Dolphins and Their Social Networks
By Kate S. They don’t have Twitter accounts, but dolphins are able to form highly complex and dynamic networks of…
Fossil Sheds Light on Early Human Evolution
The discovery of a fossilized lower jaw bone in Ethiopia has pushed back evidence of the human genus — Homo…
Life on Earth May Be Older than We Thought
Life on our planet could be at least one billion years older than previously thought, according to new geological research…