SAN FRANCISCO – The way parents use and manage screens at home may influence how teenagers play video games over time, according to a new study published in the World Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from…
A European species has a special place to…
[caption id="attachment_3197" align="aligncenter" width="860"] The black garden ant, Lasius niger. Scientists have found that these insects use certain spots in their nests as toilets.[/caption] Most of us think ants are unsanitary. It certainly seems that…
Volcanic spark zaps ash to glass
[caption id="attachment_3193" align="aligncenter" width="860"] Lightning often accompanies volcanic eruptions, such as at this 1995 event on Indonesia’s Mount Rinjani.[/caption] Lightning bolts often flash and crash high above erupting volcanoes. But those fireworks can provide more…
Science foils fencing history
BY BETHANY BROOKSHIRE| student science [caption id="attachment_3175" align="aligncenter" width="860"] In fencing, knowledge is handed down from coach to coach. But a little science could shake up the sport.[/caption] Anya Michaelsen, 17, has always loved to fence.…
The twisted shockwaves of an exploded star
[caption id="attachment_3153" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Copyright NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgment: J. Hester (Arizona State Univ.)[/caption] Discovered on 5 September 1784 by astronomer William Herschel, the Veil Nebula was once a star. Now it…