A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 1996. By Orlando Mayorquín Unusual opioids are ...

In honor of National Poetry Month, Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K?12 education technology, has published two new student-inspired lessons on Flocabulary, its popular hip-hop-based learning ...

Flocabulary is a learning platform that makes use of music and rap videos to boost students learning across different subject areas and grades. Flocabulary offers various lessons and educational ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

As education evolves, the classroom is no longer limited to books and blackboards. Digital resources–interactive platforms, games, simulations, and multimedia–allow educators to bring subjects alive ...

Cosmology 'The chances of you living 50 years are very small': Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won't survive to see all the forces unified Dinosaurs 'He began to cry, and almost ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...

Misconceptions about the nature and practice of science abound and are sometimes even held by otherwise respectable practicing scientists themselves. I have dispelled some of them (misconceptions, not ...

Our annual look at the world’s leading cities for research output in Nature Index journals shows China’s major urban centres are moving from strength to strength, but they are now also being joined by ...

As our economy, society and daily life become increasingly dependent on data, new college graduates entering the workforce need to have the skills to analyze data effectively and from multiple angles.

So, in no particular order, here they are: New Scientist’s favourite science fiction books of all time. We’d love to hear from readers, too, about your own favourite sci-fi. Join the conversation on ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- The neighborhood near Mount Hood in Santa Rosa is a quiet area where you can usually hear birds singing in the distance. But lately, you can also hear a different kind of ...