WEB ADVENTURES: FOR STUDENTS | MedMyst: Reloaded -- Disease Defenders - Game Overview

WEB ADVENTURES: FOR STUDENTS | MedMyst: Reloaded -- Disease Defenders - Game Overview:

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TED-Ed | Underwater astonishments - David Gallo

TED-Ed | Underwater astonishments - David Gallo:

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Science Update: The Science Radio News Feature of the AAAS

Science Update: The Science Radio News Feature of the AAAS: "PRE-HISTORIC SCIENCE – Is there a connection between hot weather and violence? And, were our ancestors really as warlike as we make them out to be? Also, did ancient Egyptians jewelry have extraterrestrial origins? And, were spices part of ancient European cuisine?"



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Caffeine rewires brains of baby mice | Science News for Kids

Caffeine rewires brains of baby mice | Science News for Kids: "Caffeine during pregnancy is bad news — at least for mice. Scientists found the stimulant altered the brain cells of newborns whose moms had consumed the drug during and after pregnancy. Those pups later grew up to have memory problems.            "

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Science by Email | Atom shapes, Hard water

Science by Email | Atom shapes, Hard water: "News: Atoms go pear-shaped  
   

Atoms – we know that they’re small. But what do they actually look like? Recent experiments suggest that some atoms have a surprising shape."

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The Science Spot: Career Links

The Science Spot: Career Links:

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Baseball: From pitch to hits | Science News for Kids

Baseball: From pitch to hits | Science News for Kids: "When the bat hits the ball, the ball goes flying. A lot happens in that split second, as energy is transferred from the player to the bat, and then to the ball. "

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Maths and Stats by Email | Minimal surfaces

Maths and Stats by Email | Minimal surfaces: " Feral fences foster furry friends    

Take two pieces of string of equal length. Take one piece and create a square. Cut the other piece in half and make two squares. Now imagine these pieces of string are fences, kilometres long. The fences protect a reserve of endangered bilbies from feral foxes and cats. So, if you have money to build fences, what’s better: one enclosure, or two?"



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Science by Email | Supercomputer, Tree biscuits

Science by Email | Supercomputer, Tree biscuits: "News: All the Raijin  
   

Australia’s most powerful supercomputer – Raijin – has been officially launched. Imagine arming the population of Earth with calculators and setting them to work for 20 years. Raijin is so fast it could complete the same number of calculations in one hour!
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Maths and Stats by Email | Following rules

Maths and Stats by Email | Following rules: "The maths of lab-grown livers  
   

Scientists researching liver disease need a lot of liver samples for experiments. As such, it would be useful to be able to grow liver tissue in the lab. A new simulation, written by mathematician Thomas Brown, could help make lab-grown liver samples a reality."

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Science by Email | Clocks, Mummification

Science by Email | Clocks, Mummification: " Ticking away  
   

It’s a question that millions of people ask every day: ‘What’s the time?’ Knowing the time is an essential part of everyday life and important to scientific research as well.

Depending on their field of research, scientists are interested in time in different ways. A chemist might study what happens in the first second of a chemical reaction, while an astrophysicist might be interested in the origins of the Universe, billions of years ago. Regardless of what they’re studying, scientists often need good ways of measuring time."

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Camels linked to mystery disease | Science News for Kids

Camels linked to mystery disease | Science News for Kids: "A mysterious and deadly virus has sickened 94 people — killing 46 — in parts of the Middle East, Europe and northern Africa. A new study finds that camels (the one-humped type) may have introduced the new disease to people.

The germ responsible is a virus that lives in people’s lungs, throats and noses. Scientists recently named the disease it causes Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS."

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Science by Email | Neanderthal tools, Flower pressing

Science by Email | Neanderthal tools, Flower pressing: "News: Not so primitive Neanderthals  
   

What’s your name? No, not your personal name – your species name. You and every other person on the planet are from the same species: Homo sapiens, or modern humans. Today, we are the only human species, but this wasn’t always the case.
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Google Doodle kitty honors physicist Erwin Schrodinger | Internet & Media - CNET News

Google Doodle kitty honors physicist Erwin Schrodinger | Internet & Media - CNET News: "The man who tried to explain some of the enigmas behind quantum mechanics has earned a Google Doogle.
Born on August 12, 1887, physicist Erwin Schrödinger won the 1933 Nobel prize in physics for his contributions to the often bewildering area of wave mechanics. But Schrödinger is probably best known for his weaving a tale about a theoretical cat in an attempt to describe the paradox of quantum physics."

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A lost frog in the lost world?

A lost frog in the lost world?: "Ecotourism and Conservation -- Can it work? In the context of a study in the forests of Central Guyana, a team of scientists from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Dresden investigated this very question and by chance found a previously undiscovered species of frog that only exists in a very confined area of the so-called Iwokrama Forest."

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'Beetle in spider's clothing:' Quaint new species from Philippine Rainforest Creeks

'Beetle in spider's clothing:' Quaint new species from Philippine Rainforest Creeks: "For biologists it is an easy matter: spiders have eight legs and insects have six. This fact is important when beholding and recognizing the tiny new species of Spider Water Beetles from the Philippine Island of Mindoro discovered by researchers of the Ateneo de Manila University."

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Raytheon’s MathMovesU: Making Math and Science Fun for Middle Schoolers

Raytheon’s MathMovesU: Making Math and Science Fun for Middle Schoolers: For use in the classroom and at home! STEM games and challenges for middle school students!

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Middle School Math Games

Middle School Math Games: Fun math games for grades 6-8!

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Science by Email | E-skin, Potatoes

Science by Email | E-skin, Potatoes: "

Stethoscopes, thermometers and X-rays are all used by doctors to find out what’s going on inside the human body. In the future, instead of bulky and sometimes uncomfortable equipment, an electronic skin might monitor your vital signs."
Read more about how scientists are solving this issue and try this month's at-home experiment!


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Science Update: The Science Radio News Feature of the AAAS

Science Update: The Science Radio News Feature of the AAAS: " Podcast for 2 August 2013 - NATURE & HEALTH - Scientists look to the oceans for new antibiotics. The full moon affects sleep patterns. And, how paleo is the so-called "Paleo" diet? Also: How apes remember events."

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