Welcome to Scientific American’s Science Converse, posted on February 12th, 2020. I’m Steve Mirsky. It’s Darwin Day—Charles Darwin was born on this date in 1809. So we’ll discuss a little bit about evolution on this episode, but in a fun way: TREK CLIP No, we won’t be conversing to Kirk […]
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New Report Finds K-12 Teachers Face New Expectations and More Demands; Training and Workforce Changes Could Help
Feb. 12, 2020 New Report Finds K-12 Lecturers Deal with New Expectations and Extra Needs Teaching and Workforce Adjustments Could Aid WASHINGTON – A new report from the Nationwide Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medication finds K-12 teachers confront new expectations and additional needs from policymakers, mother and father, students, […]
Just Before Our Sun Dies, Its Light Will Shatter The Asteroid Belt to Dust
The light-weight of a dying star is so intense it can lessen asteroids to dust. A new research suggests this will transpire to most of the stars at the moment burning in the Universe, which includes the Sun, which will shatter its asteroid belt down to boulders in about 5 […]
Oral traditions and volcanic eruptions in Australia
Image: Lake Shock, Budj Bim Volcanic Complex, Victoria, Australia. see more Credit: Picture by way of Innovative Commons. Boulder, Colo., United states: In Australia, the onset of human profession (about 65,000 decades?) and dispersion throughout the continent are the topics of intense discussion and are crucial to understanding international human migration […]