Science stories

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The science checklist applied: Studying variable stars

Topics:
  • What is and is not science
Disciplines:
  • astronomy

Format: single page

Ozone depletion: Uncovering the hidden hazard of hairspray

Topics:
  • Benefits of science
  • Testing scientific ideas
  • The iterative process of science
Disciplines:
  • chemistry
  • Earth science

Format: multipage

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The structure of DNA: Cooperation and competition

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
  • The social side of science
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: multipage

Bill Berry and the construction of geologic time

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
Disciplines:
  • Earth science

Format: single page

Intelligent Design: Is it scientific?

Topics:
  • What is and is not science
Disciplines:
  • pseudoscience

Format: single page

Fair tests in the field of medicine: Aiding Alzheimer patients

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: single page

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This is not the shrimp you’re looking for

Topics:
  • The iterative process of science
Disciplines:
  • biology
  • Earth science

Format: single page

Fair tests in the fossil record: Avoiding extinction

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: single page

Questioning the party line on climate

Topics:
  • The iterative process of science
Disciplines:
  • biology
  • Earth science

Format: single page

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Luminous

Topics:
  • Science as a human endeavor
  • Testing scientific ideas
  • The iterative process of science
  • The social side of science
Disciplines:
  • astronomy

Format: video

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Endosymbiosis: Cells within cells

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
  • The social side of science
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: multipage

Predicting insects’ response to climate change

Topics:
  • Benefits of science
Disciplines:
  • biology
  • Earth science

Format: single page

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How science works

Topics:
  • The iterative process of science
  • Thinking scientifically every day
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: video

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Cold fusion: A case study for scientific behavior

Topics:
  • The social side of science
Disciplines:
  • chemistry
  • physics

Format: multipage

From city girl to naturalist

Topics:
  • Science as a human endeavor
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: single page

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Ancient bones, modern problems: One scientist’s trash is another scientist’s data

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
  • The iterative process of science
Disciplines:
  • biology

Format: multipage

Two microscopic images of sand that show crystal-like formations.

Sand is more than meets the eye

Topics:
  • Testing scientific ideas
Disciplines:
  • Earth science

Format: single page

What is it about Los Angeles?

Topics:
  • The iterative process of science
Disciplines:
  • biology
  • Earth science

Format: single page

From Caribbean girl to California geologist

Topics:
  • Science as a human endeavor
Disciplines:
  • Earth science

Format: single page

Astrology: Is it scientific?

Topics:
  • What is and is not science
Disciplines:
  • pseudoscience

Format: single page

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