We’re busy working on our presentation for the Science Online conference in January! We had a wonderful meeting on Columbus Day to talk about how we can improve our blogging and make our presentation at the conference different than years past. Be sure to check out the Nature Scitable bloggers most recent posts! Naseem...
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WHAT AN AWESOME YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so proud of all your hard work this year! I had a great time working with all of you. As most of you already...
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A study has shown that dogs, like humans, can be pessimistic. If a dog becomes especially anxious when left alone they show signs of pessimism. Like humans, dogs may...
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In April of the past year, Penn State football player, Owen Thomas committed suicide in his bedroom flat. The captain’s death was a shock to everyone including doctors who...
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Recently, scientists questioned whether the vitamin B12 could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder in which a person suffers from serious memory loss....
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Everyone loves listening to music and it’s important in our daily lives, but nobody really understands how it affects us. Many researchers do experiments to see how music affects...
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Here are links to the AWESOME blog posts that have been written this spring by the 9th grade students – Sabrina, Sam, Naseem, and Leyla – on their Nature Scitable blogs! ...
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We have two podcasts this week! Thanks to Dawood and Gurk & Aurora, Deirdre, and Monica for their podcasts! Listen! Listen!
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Before reading this post, please watch the video on this website. Von Hippel Lindau, more commonly referred to as VHL, is an extremely rare genetic disorder. In fact, VHL...
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This post was originally published on November 23, 2007. It has been slightly modified from its original format. “I’m the aye-aye. According to scientists, my species has survived 60...
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Does the theory that birds are modern-day dinosaurs surprise you? Well, check out this website! Not only will it answer many of your questions, but it will give you...
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Third-hand Smoke: A Bigger Danger Than Perceived? by Leyla Where’d Pluto Go? by Naseem Health or ego? Concussions in Sports by Sabrina Toxic Rain: The Effect of Acid Rain on...
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I left out Phylum Chordata. I want everyone to become more familiar with animals you’ve never heard of before! After you vote in the poll, find your own video...
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Last October was National Breast Cancer Awareness month and Americans across the country greatly supported awareness of the disease. Many states and cities across the U.S. held numerous fund raisers and campaigns...
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This week’s podcast is brought to you by Jess and Molly. They discuss our Valentine’s Day celebration, Darwin Day celebration, and the beginning part of our cladogram lab.
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To celebrate Darwin Day, today in class we watched Baba Brinkman’s Performance, Feedback, Revision song and began watching the following video: Did you enjoy the video? I also...
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