NASA’s New Exoplanet Travel Bureau Lets You ‘Tour’ Far-Distant Planets In 360 Degrees
Eager space tourists can now visit sunny Kepler-186f, a moon of Kepler-16b or the Earth-like TRAPPIST-1e virtually
Teaching Refugees How To Map Their World Could Have Huge Benefits
A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create maps—an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis
How to Protect Your Local Pollinators in Ten Easy Ways
As the first annual World Bee Day looms, insect and garden lovers are abuzz with excitement
The 18th-Century Lady Mathematician Who Loved Calculus and God
After writing a groundbreaking math textbook, Maria Agnesi quit math for good
Could This New Tactile Font Help People Who Lose Their Sight Late In Life?
ELIA Frames may serve some blind readers better than braille, but the new system has its skeptics
Ten Summer Camps For Little Innovators
Forget swimming and archery. These camps will have your kids building robots, pitching business ideas, even fighting zombies!
If Humans Want To Colonize Other Planets, We Need To Perfect Space Cuisine
At this year’s Future Con, researchers will describe a future of food in space that is anything but bland
These Underwater Robots Offer a New Way to Sample Microbes From the Ocean
The health of forests of underwater plankton have a big impact on the environment, and oceanographers are just starting to understand it
Ten Female Innovators to Watch In 2018
These inventors, startup founders and businesswomen have exciting things happening this year. Stay tuned!
The Math Behind the Perfect Free Throw
A basketball computer program simulates millions of trajectories in search of the ideal shot
When Doctors Need New Medical Tools, These Students Are Up To the Challenge
Medical device design courses are more than just good education
Women Who Shape History: Education Resources
For use in the classroom or your community, a list of lesson plans and other teaching materials on women’s history in America
Weaving Games and Puzzles Into the Fabric of a City
To encourage playful learning, Urban Thinkspace and other projects put miniature playgrounds along the paths kids travel
The Cleveland Museum of Art Wants You To Play With Its Art
The digital-savvy museum is using more than a dozen interactive games to collect data on how visitors digest artwork
Expose Talented Kids From Low-Income Familes To Inventors and They’re More Likely To Invent
A new analysis sheds light on how we might better serve America’s “Lost Einsteins”
Will Traditional Colleges and Universities Become Obsolete?
Artificial intelligence and automation are bringing changes to higher education that will challenge, and may even threaten, in-person learning
How Museums Are Becoming More Sensory-Friendly For Those With Autism
An increasing number of institutions are developing programs that make exhibitions more accessible to those with developmental disabilities
Putting Miniature Museums Where You Are Likely To See Them
The nonprofit MICRO is on a mission to meet people where they are, staging small exhibitions in busy, public places
The Importance of Graduating in the Navajo Way
Education in traditional knowledge, as well as global issues, form the foundation of this Navajo Nation university
Marley Dias’ Inspirational Goal to Collect Books About Girls of Color
What can we learn from a 12-year-old who’s turning the literary world upside down? Everything
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