Science Content Bundles
Find a collection of articles grouped by theme and topic to supplement your existing science curriculum or to spark research and discussion on the latest news in science discovery and innovation.
Physical Science
- Massive ‘White Hydrogen’ Discovery Could be Very Good News for Environment
- Wondering What to Do With Fall Leaves? Try Nothing
- Proton, Neutron, Electron … Demon?
- Good News: One Plant Loves Climate Change. Bad News: It’s Poison Ivy.
- Machine on Mars Makes Oxygen out of (Very) Thin Air
- First New Nuclear Reactor in 3 Decades Goes Online in Georgia
- Deep Inside Mars, a Liquid Center
- Skygazers in 17 States to See Solar Storm Show
- Paris Climate Report Card Gives World a Failing Grade
- Scientists Discover Evidence of ‘Perfect Explosion’ in Space
- Extra Juice: Diamonds
- Lightning Strikes May Have Sparked Life on Earth
- Extra Juice: Climate Change
Videos:
- A Scientific Shocker: Superbolts Explained
- (Not So) Rare Earth Metals Could Spark Green Energy Advances
- US Energy Department Announces Major Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
- Could Nuclear Fusion Finally Provide a Climate-Friendly Power Source?
- US to Help Rebuild Ukraine Energy Infrastructure Amid Russian Bombing
- Russia Energy Blackout Over Ukraine Forcing Europeans to Burn Pollutants for Warmth
- Amid Energy Crisis, EU Faces Surging Costs
- Why Reaching India’s Green Energy Goals Amounts to a “Gargantuan Task”
- Coal Remains Vital Energy Source in Some Countries
- Global Energy Crisis Sends Prices Soaring, and It Could Get Much Worse
- Biden Looks to the Sun for Our Energy Future
- Price of Lithium Batteries and Renewable Energy Plummet
- Extra Juice:Fission and Fusion
- Extra Juice: Nuclear Power
Life Science
- Rock Lobster, Indeed: Rare Bicolored Crustacean Taking Social Media by Storm
- Sperm Whales of Dominica Get Their Own Protected ‘Hood
- Right Whales, Nearly Extinct, Appear To Be Holding Their Own
- Farmer Transforms Field into Wetland; Wildlife and Farm Thrive
- Brave Welsh Sheepdog Saves Three Ewes From Rising Floodwaters
- From Endangered to Extinct: 21 Species Disappear From US Endangered List
- Massive Mama Bear Wins Fat Bear Week
- Bulky Bear Fans Rejoice: It’s Fat Bear Week!
- Electric Blue Tarantula Discovery Shocks Arachnologists
- Protecting Sea Turtles has Gone to the Dogs
- Maine Puffins Post Population Gains Despite Climate Change
- Scientists Find Mini-Ecosystems, and Potential Disease Cures, in Sloth Fur
- Cockatoos Can Use Tools Just Like Chimps and Humans
- Domestication Gives Dogs Amazing Ability to Understand Humans
- DNA of Chernobyl Dogs Surprises Scientists, Study Shows
- Study: Like You, Rats Can Rock to Music, Too
- Scientists Successfully Grow Human Brain Tissue in Rats
- From Green to Black: The Color-Changing Frogs of Chernobyl
- Move Over, Yorick: Gargantuan Pliosaur Skull Discovered in England
- To Save a Species, Mexico Aims to AdoptAxolotl
- Right Whales, Nearly Extinct, Appear To Be Holding Their Own
- From Endangered to Extinct: 21 Species Disappear From US Endangered List
- Right Whales Grow Ever Closer to Extinction
- Scientists Target Cow Burps in Effort To Curb Climate Change
- Scientists Revive Worms Frozen For 46,000 Years
- Breakthrough Study Unlocks Genetic Secrets of Dyslexia
- Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back an Extinct Ice Age Beast?
- Extra Juice: Is De-Extinction Possible or Even Desirable?
- Lion Cub Found in Arctic Turns Out To Be 28,000 Years Old
Earth and Space Science
Earth's Place in the Universe
- Second Verse, Same as the First: SpaceX Test Rocket Explodes on Takeoff
- Study Locates Remnants of Prehistoric Moon-Forming Planet that Struck Earth
- Orionid Meteor Shower, Year’s Most Beautiful, Peaks This Weekend
- NASA Psyche’d to Explore Metal Asteroid
- Ring of Fire Eclipse to Cross Western US Saturday (Don’t Stare!)
- ‘Impossible Became Possible’ As Craft Flings Asteroid Rocks to Earth
- Europe’s JUICE Rocket Begins Journey to Jupiter
- Solar System’s Brightest to Converge in Planetary Parade
- Space Agency Wants Moon to Have Own Time Zone
- Student Scientists Discover Allergy Drug May Turn Into Poison in Space
- US Tries to Clean Up Earth’s Orbit with ‘Space Junk’ Rule
- Russia Announces Plan to Quit Space Station ‘After 2024’
- Former McDonald’s Worker Becomes First Mexican-Born Woman in Space
- Webb Telescope Discovers its First Exoplanet, an Earth-sized World
- Extra Juice: US and Russia in Space
- Extra Juice: Space Wars
Video:
Earth's Systems
- Think Pink: Hawaiian Refuge Pond Turns Barbie’s Favorite Color
- Drought Threatens to Contaminate New Orleans Drinking Supply With Sea Water
- Ethiopia Announces Completion of Reservoir Project as Egypt, Sudan Protest
- Fueled by Warm Waters and Supermoon, Hurricane Idalia Slams Southeast, 3 Dead
- In Great Lakes Cleanup, It’s Technology to the Rescue
- Study: When Male Whales Start to Rumble, Orca Moms Step in
- Australian Scientists Build ‘Hotels’ for Seahorses in Largest Release of Species Ever
- UN Undertakes Risky Mission on Abandoned Oil Tanker in Red Sea
- Study: Expected Ocean Current Shutdown Imperils World
- Massive Stingray Catch Sparks Hope For Freshwater Giants
- Right Whales Grow Ever Closer to Extinction
- Concert for Coral Reef Awareness Dives Into the Sea
- World’s Biggest Iceberg Is on the Move
- Massive Mama Bear Wins Fat Bear Week
- Bulky Bear Fans Rejoice: It’s Fat Bear Week!
- Biden Mandates Protections for Arctic Regions, Forbidding Oil Drilling
- Disappearing Sea Ice Wreaks Havoc on Emperor Penguin Colonies
- Report: Disappearing Himalayan Glaciers Threaten Lives Downstream
- Researchers Say Fake Polar Fur Could Make Winter Easier to Bear
- Biden Administration Allows Controversial Alaska Oil Drilling to Proceed
- On Arctic Island, Seeds Await Doomsday
- Arctic Residents Celebrate Polar Nightfall
- ‘Zombie Ice’ Will Significantly Raise Sea Levels, Scientists Warn
- Wondering What to Do With Fall Leaves? Try Nothing
- From Endangered to Extinct: 21 Species Disappear From US Endangered List
- As Iconic Hawaiian Banyan Tree Heals, Hope Blooms
- Maine Puffins Post Population Gains Despite Climate Change
- Maui Families Surf to Heal in Wildfire’s Wake
- Study: Invasive Species Cost Earth $423 Billion Every Year
- Without Any Human Coaxing, Once-Extinct Ospreys Return to Ireland
- Hundreds of Wildfires Rage Across Greece, Killing 20
- At Age 50, Endangered Species Act Could Itself Become Extinct
- President, First Lady Tour Devastation From Maui Wildfires
- Hawaiian Wildfires Kill 36, Force Evacuees Into Ocean to Escape Flames
- New Study Shows Frequency, Impact of US Climate Disasters
- From the Mountains, to the Prairies, to the Oceans (White With Foam): for Weather Disasters, US is Home
Wildfires:
- Maui Families Surf to Heal in Wildfire’s Wake
- Hundreds of Wildfires Rage Across Greece, Killing 20
- Maui Inferno’s Death Toll Sharply Increases as Search Presses On
- In Wildfires’ Wake, Tree Planters Aim to Restore Canadian Forests
- Canada Wildfires Turn Season Into Summer of Smoke
- Air Quality Warnings Continue Across Eastern US as Canadian Wildfires Rage
- Alberta Wildfires Blow Heavy Smoke Into US, Triggering Alerts
Hurricanes, Cyclones, Typhoons
- Two Dead as Atmospheric River Slams Pacific Northwest, Forcing Major Floods
- Extra Juice
- ‘A Nightmare Scenario’: Hurricane Otis Slams Unprepared Acapulco
- ‘Hurricane-Proof’ Florida Town Weathers Severe Cyclones
- Fueled by Warm Waters and Supermoon, Hurricane Idalia Slams Southeast, 3 Dead
- Tropical Storm Idalia Expected to Strike Florida as Major Hurricane
- Rare Tropical Cyclone Takes Aim at Southern California
- Hot Oceans, Late El Niño Likely to Produce More Hurricanes This Season
- All Eyes on the Atlantic as 2023 Hurricane Season Begins
- Report: Coming Decades to Bring Stronger, More Damaging Storms
Tornados:
- Climate Change May Be Shifting ‘Tornado Alley’ East
- At Least 32 Dead After Storms Carrying Tornadoes Sweep Across US
- Violent Storms Spawning Tornadoes Kill 26 in Southeast
- A Wild Winter: West Breaks Snow Records, Tornadoes Hit South, Midwest
- Massive Winter Storm Dumps Snow, Spins Tornadoes, Leaves 3 Dead
Earth and Human Activity
- COP28 Summit Ends In Deal to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
- China, India, Aviation Industry Lead Way in Boosting CO2 Emissions in 2023
- Documents Show UAE Sought to Use Climate Summit for Fossil Fuel Deals
- Report: World Cannot Afford 2°C Global Temperature Hike
- Under Withering Heat Wave, Brazil Records Highest Single-Day Temperature in Country’s History
- US, China Agree To Accelerate Wind, Solar Power Growth
- US Climate Report Paints Grim Picture But Not Without Hope
- Amid a Record Sea Turtle Nesting Season, a New Threat Emerges
- Will Climate Change Drive El Niño to Bigger Weather Extremes This Winter?
- Drought Threatens to Contaminate New Orleans Drinking Supply With Sea Water
- Extra Juice: Climate Change
- Six Young Portuguese Activists Sue 32 European Nations for Climate Inaction
- In Fight Against Climate Misinfo, Social Media Companies Have Some Cleanup to Do
- Good News: One Plant Loves Climate Change. Bad News: It’s Poison Ivy.
- Biden Launches New Program to Train Green Workers
- Climate Change, Conflict Stymie Efforts to Eradicate Infectious Diseases
- Maine Puffins Post Population Gains Despite Climate Change
- Paris Climate Report Card Gives World a Failing Grade
- Extra Juice: Paris Climate Accord
- Biden Mandates Protections for Arctic Regions, Forbidding Oil Drilling
- Young Activists Win Climate Change Lawsuit Against Montana
Technology and Engineering
- Report: Fake News Sites Skyrocketing Due to AI
- Robot Made From Human Cells Has Big Medical Potential
- GM Stalls Its Big Rollout of Driverless Taxis After Incident
- Humans Make Stuff Up; Chatbots “Hallucinate”
- President Biden Signs Executive Order to Rein in Artificial Intelligence
- World Rugby Debuts ‘Smart’ Mouthguards To Detect Brain Injuries
- LA Agency Uses AI To Stop People From Becoming Homeless
- Deaf Chicago Opera Patrons Can ‘Feel’ Music With High Tech Jacket
- New Database Reveals Extent of AI Book Harvesting
- How Do You Scare a Bear? Japan Tries Giant Robot Wolves
- Extra Juice: Artificial Intelligence and Coding
- California Team of Students and Faculty Builds 3D Printed House
- Disney Looks Toward AI to Trim Production Costs, Engage Audiences
