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Podcast team commemorating milestone with highlights episode, new segments SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 18, 2019 -- Southwest Research Institute's Technology Today Podcast celebrates one year of giving listeners an inside perspective on…

A blueprint for how to educate people to maximize their impactCredit: U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service If you like to walk in the woods, raft a river, dig in a garden or look at butterflies, you could become an agent of change.…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Nov. 08, 2019 -- Don't let their cuteness fool you -- these animals are not to be messed with. This week on Reactions, we break down the chemistry behind what makes these adorable…

Language proficiency has an important influence on learners' ability to answer scientific questions a new joint study by Lancaster and Sheffield Universities has found. Language proficiency has an important influence on learners' ability…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2019 -- Halloween season wouldn't be the same without the undead. This week on Reactions, we unpack the chemistry that might have inspired one of our favorites: the…

Midwest researchers join project to teach public about science through mass-transit campaignsCredit: John Wren for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - Cool Science, a climate education program launched by UMass Lowell, is expanding…

The periodic system of the chemical elements is a work of women as well as menCredit: World Scientific Who do you think of when you hear the words "women", "discovery', and "chemistry"? Marie Curie? Or how about Lise Meitner? Yet…

Funds will help create sustainable method for schools to implement program that boosts engagement, reduces disciplinary timeCredit: Juniper Gardens, Life Span Institute, University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- When students have more time…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2019 -- This week on Reactions, we head to Portland, Oregon, and learn how blacksmithing is just as much chemistry as it is an art form: https://youtu.be/Y_43_u9u_Ag.…

The mother looks after the children, the father works full time - these traditional roles stubbornly remained the norm for a long time. But in recent decades, the normative expectations of mothers and fathers have changed. Motherhood is…