Marie Curie
Source: Nobel Prize
Read about how the famed scientist Marie Curie made her own path to greatness.
Science & Nature
What Are El Niño and La Niña?
Source: NOAA
How can the wind blowing thousands of miles away over the Pacific Ocean affect our everyday lives in the United States? Watch this video to find out.
How to Avoid Shark Attacks
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Each new report of a shark attack puts ocean swimmers on edge, but an ichthyologist (that’s a fish expert) provides some tips to help humans avoid unwanted encounters.
Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior
Source: The New York Times
Do socially beneficial actions in our closest cousins reflect how humans evolved a sense of morality? Primatologist Frans de Waal thinks so.
The Nature of Natural: What We See in the Upside-Down Trees
Source: Storey
Read about how an art installation called Tree Logic makes the author and her coworkers feel as they pass it daily.
How Terraforming Mars Will Work
Source: How Stuff Works
What would it take and how long might it take to transform another planet where people, plants and animals can survive?
Climber on the thrill and dangers of Mt. Everest
Source: CBS News
In this video, mountain climber Alan Arnette describes some of the risks of climbing Mt. Everest and compares it to other dangerous summits around the world.
Not all psychopaths are criminals – some psychopathic traits are actually linked to success
Source: The Conversation
Read about the psychopathic traits that help individuals succeed.
Obama gets personal with Yosemite in speech, long hike
Source: Miami Herald
During a visit to Yosemite to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, President Obama recalled the wonder he felt visiting Yellowstone as a child and argued the importance of preserving natural spaces.
Teen Brain: Behavior, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Source: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Parents do not understand the risks teens take. Scientists say that because the brain is changing and maturing into adulthood, teen brains cause adolescents to behave differently.