Inquiring Minds on Governors Island

At the World Science Festival “Science on Site” event, the island was turned into a classroom and laboratory, with experiments and exploration for scientists of all ages.

A Conversation With Ellen Bialystok: The Bilingual Advantage

Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

A Nationwide Day for Honoring Charles Darwin, but Handled With Caution

The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center set out to make Darwin Day 2011 a day of information, done discreetly.

It May Be a Sputnik Moment, but Science Fairs Are Lagging

Participation in high school science fairs appears to be declining, and many teachers blame the administration’s own policy.

New Advanced Placement Biology Is Ready to Roll Out, but U.S. History Isn’t

While the College Board plans to unveil a revision to Advanced Placement biology courses, it is delaying similar changes in United States history to address teachers’ concerns.

An Infusion of Science Where the Arts Reign

In an intensive new program, freshmen at Bard College, a campus with a decidedly arty bent, have had to take a crash course in science.

RNA Game Lets Players Help Find a Biological Prize

Scientists are harnessing the wisdom of crowds with an online video game that challenges players to design new ways to fold RNA molecules.

White House Issues Long-Delayed Science Guidelines

The recommendations, to insulate government research from political meddling and to base policy on solid data, were expected in four months but took 20.

Presidential Bioethics Panel Gives a Green Light to Research in Synthetic Biology

The president’s bioethics commission concluded that there is no need to temporarily halt research or to impose new regulations on a controversial new field.

Difficulties in Defining Errors in Case Against Harvard Researcher

The scientific misconduct case against a Harvard researcher underscores the difficulty of defining error in a field like animal cognition where inconsistent results are common.

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