Giant Pandas No Longer Endangered

Giant Pandas No Longer Endangered

Click HERE for a link to the full article. In October 2021, China announced that giant pandas are now classified as vulnerable rather than endangered. This change aligns with the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) 2016 reclassification. Key...
Children Prefer Reading Books Rather Than Screens

Children Prefer Reading Books Rather Than Screens

Please click HERE for a link to the article. The article by Matthew Lynch, published on June 7, 2017, discusses new research indicating that children prefer reading physical books over digital devices like iPads and Kindles. Key findings include: Study Results:...
Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the full article. The September–October 2022 issue of Connected Science Learning (Volume 4, Issue 5) by Megan Willig emphasizes the benefits of outdoor field experiences and partnerships between...
Mike Yurosek, Father of the ‘Baby Carrot’

Mike Yurosek, Father of the ‘Baby Carrot’

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. The article by Inder Sidhu, dated November 4, 2010, highlights the transformative impact of Mike Yurosek, who revolutionized the U.S. carrot industry by introducing the baby carrot....
Math Equation Could Solve Highway Traffic Jams

Math Equation Could Solve Highway Traffic Jams

For full article, please click HERE The article by Sydney Brownstone, dated November 6, 2013, discusses an innovative solution to highway traffic jams proposed by MIT computer scientist Berthold Horn. Horn has developed an algorithm called “bilateral...
Illuminating Art Through Science

Illuminating Art Through Science

Click HERE to access to the full article Dr. Aaron Slepkov, a Trent University Physics professor, explored the intersection of art and science during the pandemic by experimenting with polarization-filtered coloration, a complex optics phenomenon. His curiosity led to...
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