Last year, when the pandemic forced schools to go virtual, Libertyville High School chemistry teacher Sherri C. Rukes was heartbroken to see students struggling with remote education, she says. She ...

This Thursday, October 24, we’re showcasing the 25th year of Lights On Afterschool to shine a light on the need for high-quality, hands-on afterschool STEM programs for all children. Together, we can ...

Do you know that Bubbling slime recipe and slime activities have become one of the most requested crafts in homes and classrooms, and it’s not hard to see why? Imagine the look on your toddler’s face ...

Poems, stories, and science activities capture children’s imagination and curiosity as they explore the science in the world around them. Each letter of the alphabet features a cartoon creature, a ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

The 2025 Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival has arrived – and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (UCCS) ...

New research has analyzed brainwave patterns in both children and young adults while they wrote by hand and as they typed on a keyboard. The results revealed distinctly different brain patterns ...

In recent years, a host of new ways have emerged for people with little or no formal science training to take part in scientific research projects. Such citizen science often entails crowdsourcing ...

The Mississippi Science Festival will take place from September 15-20, 2025, and will feature exhibits and activities at four LMD museums in Jackson, as well as events throughout the state, with ...