As digital technology and artificial intelligence play an ever-increasing role in everyday life, Louisiana wants students from kindergarten through high school to learn the basics of computer science. In May, the state legislature passed a law that will eventually require all public schools to offer computer science courses. And next week, the state board of … Read more
People buried in avalanches are more likely to be rescued quickly and survive the experience today than four decades ago, a new study suggests. Avalanches can kill in many ways. Most people caught in these avalanches die from injuries received during the avalanche, drowning after being buried by the snow, or hypothermia that enters as … Read more
The two Voyager spacecraft have been hurtling through space since 1977, powered by decaying pieces of plutonium that produce less and less energy each year. With less electricity available, NASA has decided to shut down an experiment on Voyager 2, the plasma science instrument. This device measures the amount and direction of ionized particles passing … Read more
A student’s drawing and theory of how a Portuguese Moth Fly was found in their Australian schoolyard. Credit: CSIRO More than 60% of Australia’s known insects are unnamed and a mystery to science. Of the approximately 500,000 Australian species, approximately half are insects, but many are uncategorized. A group of sharp-eyed schoolchildren from Queensland are … Read more