Current Science

2019-2020 School Year Current Events

• (9/9/19) What the Amazon fires mean for wild animals
• (9/16/19) The Loch Ness Monster is still a mystery. But scientists have some new evidence for a theory.
• (9/23/19) Outbreak of lung disease, including 5 deaths, tied to e-cigarettes
• (9/30/19) The World's Oceans Are in Trouble. And So Are Humans, Warns U.N. Report
• (10/14/19) Amphibian populations are on the decline
• (10/21/19) Special Report: Mitochondrial Disease
• (Halloween Week) Here's how cockroaches fight off zombie-makers
• (11/4/19) Microscopic images reveal how herbs get their flavor
• (11/18/19) Could disabling one protein cure the common cold?
• (1/27/20) Explainer: What is coronavirus?
• (2/17/20) Humpback whales catch fish using bubbles and flippers
• (2/24/20) New York City has a turtle problem
• (3/12/20) NPR Coronavirus Cartoon
• (3/19/20) Ouch! Jellyfish snot can hurt people who never touch the animal
• (3/20/20) Two New Species of Sixgill Sawsharks Discovered
• (3/23/20) Hatcheries Make Fish Happen
• (3/23/20) Coronavirus Webtoons
• (3/24/20) New Regulations to Protect Virginia’s Snapping Turtles
• (3/25/20) Surprise! Exam scores benefit from months of regular sleep
• (3/29/20) University Grad Students Step Up To Fill U.S. Coronavirus Testing Void
• (3/30/20) Fires Where They Are 'Not Supposed To Happen' In Australia's Ancient Rainforest
• (4/1/20) The Science Behind A 14-Day Quarantine After Possible COVID-19 Exposure
• (4/1/20) Un Cómic Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus
• (4/2/20) Conservation is going to the dogs
• (4/14/20) An extraordinary feat pulled off by a lizard could suggest the species is going through a rare evolutionary transition
• (4/16/20) This dinosaur was no bigger than a hummingbird
• (4/21/20) Sleep helps teens cope with discrimination
• (4/21/20) Deep Sea Squid Communicate by Glowing Like E-Readers
• (4/22/20) As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner. These before-and-after images show the change.
• (4/23/20) Koalas injured in Australian wildfires released back into wild
• (4/27/20) Check out the communities of bacteria living on your tongue
• (4/29/20) Deep caves are a rich source of dinosaur prints for this paleontologist
• (4/30/20) Try This: Walking on water with science
• (5/5/20) Q&A: Some things to know about the 'murder hornet,' now in the US
• (5/6/20) This ‘living’ concrete slurps up a greenhouse gas
• (5/7/20) Cicadas to emerge in Virginia after 17 years in hiding
• (5/11/20) Mice show their feelings on their faces
• (5/12/20) A rainforest once grew near the South Pole
• (5/13/20) Here’s how butterfly wings keep cool in the sun
• (5/19/20) Pesticides can have long-term impact on bumblebee learning
• (5/20/20) Traces from nuclear-weapons tests offer clues to whale sharks’ ages