Author Archives: Susan Gaidos

Science loses out when ice caps melt

Tropical glaciers are vanishing at an especially rapid pace—and taking valuable climate records with them.

Posted in Earth

Antarctica warms, which threatens penguins

Unexpected rates of warming threaten to change Antarctica and pose a threat to the survival of some of its penguins.

Posted in Earth

Hubble Lives On

Scientists are planning the last servicing mission to one of the most important space telescopes of all time.

Posted in Technology & Engineering

Face values

Researchers are uncovering what makes a mug attractive

Posted in Body & Health

Sugar-pill medicine

Just expecting to feel better can sometimes cure what’s ailing you

Posted in Body & Health

Galaxies on the go

Millions of stars are mysteriously racing toward one point in the sky

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Traveling tuna

Young Atlantic bluefin tuna swim the sea from coast to coast

Posted in Animals, Uncategorized

Troubles with Hubble

Working in an underwater tank that mimics the feeling of weightlessness in space, astronaut Drew Feustel practices using a power screwdriver specially designed for Hubble repair. Credit: JCE/NASA

Just before a planned repair mission, the space telescope went quiet

Posted in Computers & Electronics, Tech & Math

Honeybees do the wave

Giant honeybees make waves when predators come close

Posted in Animals

Math and our number sense

Not all math skills are learned in the classroom. Some of them come naturally.

Posted in Mathematics