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Q&A: The science behind deadly waves
Two people were killed when unusually large and powerful waves crashed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea this week. Here CNN Senior Meteorologist Brandon Miller explains the science…
Museum’s Smart Home still green but gets makeover
CHICAGO (AP) — The Museum of Science and Industry’s Smart Home has gotten a 2010 makeover by interior designers for Midwest Living magazine. The popular Chicago exhibit reopens on Thursday.
Fossils of snake eating dino eggs found in India
BANGKOK — The fossilized remains of a 67 million-year-old snake found coiled around a dinosaur egg offer rare insight into the ancient reptile’s dining habits and evolution, scientists said Tuesday. The findings, which appeared in Tuesday’s issue of the PLoS Biology journal, provide the first evidence that the 11.5-foot-long snake fed on eggs and hatchlings of saurapod dinosaurs, meaning it was one of the few predators to prey on the long-necked herbivores.
SD123 to close Brandt, lay off teachers
Closing Brandt School and eliminating seven teaching positions are the major components of a budget reduction plan approved Monday by officials in Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. School board members unanimously approved the plan, which will trim $1.2 million from the budget.
New Parkland program educates science teachers
CHAMPAIGN — While Jennifer Smith’s eighth-grade students at Monticello Middle School are learning about the nervous system, the circulatory system and water quality in science class this year, Smith has…
Psychology Professor, Two Fermilab Employees Earn Rank as AAAS Fellows
Psychology professor, two Fermilab employees earn rank as AAAS fellows Professor in Psychology Susan Levine and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory employees Marge Bardeen and Patty McBride have been named fellows…
University of Chicago Lecture to Assess Quality of K-12 Science Programs Tonight
As the federal government launches a new $4.3 billion competitive education grant program, Race to the Top, a timely lecture is being held in Chicago on the need to improve…
Chicago Botanic Garden Exhibits Invite You to Play, Making Science an Inspirational Journey of Discovery
When the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center opens to the public on September 23, visitors will be able to literally put their hands on what…
French Physicist Dr. Christian Colliex Awarded Holweck Medal for Advances Made in Electron Inspection of Nanostructures
French physicist Dr Christian Colliex from Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris Sud at Orsay, is the 2009 recipient of the Holweck Medal and Prize for his pioneering use…
Fermilab Offers Tours of Antimatter Production Site July 11 and August 8
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will offer special “Antimatter Tours” on Saturday, July 11, and August 8, starting at 10am. The free program includes a…