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James Island Teacher Seeks Help to Study Sea Level Rise with Students

October 16, 2024

Eve Kendrick, a dedicated science teacher at James Island Charter High School, is on a mission to get her students involved in real-world research. She wants to study how sea level rise is affecting local freshwater environments. Her project, called "Too Salty! Sea Level Rise & Freshwater Environmen

technology

AI and Climate: New Perspectives from Newsweek

October 16, 2024

On the 72nd floor of One World Trade Center, Newsweek hosted two exciting events in September. Experts in medicine and climate action gathered to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can solve problems in their fields. One event focused on using AI to help doctors with tough tasks, so they can s

politics

Trump's Call for Military Against Americans: A Disturbing Shift

October 15, 2024

Over the past week, former president Donald Trump has been making waves with his provocative statements. At recent rallies, he's been more aggressive than usual, even suggesting a woman heckler should be "taken care of" by her mother. But things escalated on a Sunday morning interview on Fox News. T

science

Exploring Europa: NASA's Big Space Adventure

October 15, 2024

Ever wondered if there's life beyond Earth? NASA is on a mission to find out, starting with Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons. This moon might have more water than all of Earth's oceans combined! That's why NASA is launching its biggest spacecraft ever, called Europa Clipper. It's like a giant expl

science

Sniffing Speed: How Fast Can We Smell?

October 14, 2024

You might think you need time to sniff and figure out what's in the air, but think again! A recent study found that our noses are quicker than we imagine. In just a tiny fraction of a second, about 60 milliseconds, we can tell the difference between different smells. That's faster than you can blink

science

Space Shuttle Endeavour's New Home Reaches Peak Height

October 14, 2024

The California Science Center is celebrating a big achievement: the new home for space shuttle Endeavour has hit a new high! On Thursday, three steel beams were raised nearly 200 feet in the air to top off the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. This puts the center closer to its goal of being finis

education

Girls Dive into STEM Careers

October 12, 2024

Imagine a place where young women can explore the fascinating worlds of DNA, robotics, and coding. This is exactly what happened during the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program held at North Idaho College. Organized by the University of Idaho's Colleges of Engineering and Science, the eve

crime

Caught on Camera: Somerville Man's Museum Crime

October 11, 2024

A young man from Somerville found himself in big trouble after an incident at Boston's Museum of Science. The 24-year-old, Yandri Hernandez, was accused of attacking a teenage girl in the museum's bathroom. This happened on a Sunday when the girl, just 15, was visiting with a friend. Hernandez was

science

AI’s Big Wins: Nobel Prizes Reflect AI’s Growing Power in Science

October 11, 2024

This week, AI has made a significant impact on the Nobel Prizes. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work in machine learning, which laid the foundation for today’s AI. Just yesterday, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper of Google DeepMind, along with

technology

Is AI Ready to Replace Human Data Scientists?

October 11, 2024

OpenAI has just unveiled a new benchmark to see how well AI can handle data science tasks. They've created a test called MLE-bench, which puts AI through 75 real-world challenges from Kaggle, a popular competition site for machine learning. This isn't just about crunching numbers. The test checks i