Science & Society
- Humans
Brainwaves of people with coarse, curly hair are now less hard to read
Electrodes weren’t designed for people with coarse, curly hair. A redesign was needed, scientists say.
- Chemistry
Rock Candy Science 2: No such thing as too much sugar
Making rock candy at home takes a lot more sugar than you might think. Why? This experiment will show you why.
- Health & Medicine
How much do masks help against COVID-19?
There’s a range of masks available to the public. From purchased to home-made coverings, all should help — some a lot more than others.
- Health & Medicine
Six foot social-distancing will not always be enough for COVID-19
To avoid COVID-19, keeping a 6-foot social distance is a good rule of thumb. But for plenty of instances, that might not be nearly far enough.
- Psychology
Five tips for learning better from home
When adapting to learning a new way, such as online from home, you may need to adjust habits and more actively reach out when help is needed.
- Science & Society
From buses to low-cost internet: Creative paths to online access
From loaner computers and ‘shared’ or reduced-cost internet, U.S. schools and companies are bringing the internet to social-distancing students.
- Psychology
Learning will change with COVID-19’s social distancing
As COVID-19 has shuttered schools to foster social distancing, the way kids learn is changing. Here are tips from some of the first sidelined classrooms.
- Science & Society
Before working on spacecraft, this engineer overcame self-doubt
Tiera Fletcher once dreamed of working on spacecraft. Gaining confidence helped her become an engineer who designs vehicles for moon or Mars travel.
- Earth
Laundry tweaks can help clothes last longer and pollute less
Clothes washed in cooler water and for less time shed less dye and fewer fibers, a new study finds. That’s better for clothes — and the environment.
- Environment
Greener than burial? Turning human bodies into worm food
Composting human bodies yielded good results — and good soil — in one small study. It could become an alternative to burial or cremation in one state.
- Animals
Conservation is going to the dogs
Scientists are now training dogs to help track rare, elusive — and sometimes invasive — plants and animals.
- Plants
Let’s learn about the future of food
Technology and a warming world will change what you eat and how it gets to your plate.
