Flight 214: the Science of Safer Planes

The final moment of Asiana flight 214 as it scraped across San Francisco International Airport on July 6 must have been...


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Digging for Oil: the Science of Fracking

In the 1990s, gasoline prices seldom exceeded $1.25.  Today, most of us agree that gas for less than $3.25 is a bargain (check out...


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Have you ever struggled mightily to teach a scientific concept to your child or students — convinced that your lesson would...


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