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Who says that STEM careers have to be boring? If studying animas in their natural habitat or estimating plant or wildlife populations sounds...

Four hundred years ago, the world of the microscope was unexplored. That means the structure of things like plants and the tissues of anim...

This is a guest post from Maggie Keeler (@KeelerMS). Microscope work in science class is often a solitary endeavor. Traditionally, one stu...

Swift microscopes helped Mercy High School students in Baltimore to go "high tech and wireless." As Kim Dacy of WBALTV11 reports,...

In the latest issue of Fisher Science Education's  Headline Discoveries, Samba Lampich goes where few will go: farts. That's right...

It's that time of year again: shark week has dawned on the Discovery Channel and millions are tuning in every night to watch real-life J...

Have you ever wondered what launches a rocket? Would you ever guess that it was something as simple as built up pressure? Well try it our fo...

Despite all of the buzz surrounding the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, scientists are keeping a very close eye on the ball. As NPR reported, th...

Beat the heat with this great summer science experiment! Grab these typical household items and start a journey full of exploration and disc...

It's that time of year again: school's out for summer! That means your kids are at home and when they're not away at camp or o...