Read more about Should Science Teachers Try to Be Funny?

Many science teachers tell jokes in the classroom, but should they? Scientists found that overall, students like it when their science teachers tell jokes, but girls and boys react differently to certain types of jokes.

Emily Webb Katelyn Cooper

Cleaning up the environment with bacteria

Mending with Microbes

Pierce Hutton

Microbes are all around us, and some have the power to hurt or to help. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown studies the ability of microbes to help, whether deep in our guts or in the environment.
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Cooperation or Conflict?

Ioulia Bespalova

Humans have evolved to work together, but it isn't always straightforward. Some people try to bend the rules, or cheat. Athena Aktipis studies what makes cooperation work, and why cheating sometimes backfires.

Read more about Fossils Rewrite History

Scientists thought that flying reptiles known as Pterosaurs were slowly dying off before an asteroid caused a huge die-off on Earth. But new fossils found in Africa tell a different story.

Leslie Minton

Read more about Glow-in-the-dark Plants

Some organisms, like this fungus, are able to glow, as if they were from an alien planet. But until recently, plants couldn't glow. Learn how scientists have found a way to make plants glow here on Earth.

Alison Willis

Read more about Fatty Foods May Lead to a Leaky Gut

Fatty foods may be delicious but if we eat too much, the white blood cells in our guts can be destroyed. Learn more about the disease this can cause called “leaky gut”.

Meli'sa Crawford

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Read more about Bacteria in the Belly of the Bee

Honeybees need the bacteria in their bellies to stay healthy, but the medicine we give them may be wiping them out.

Tyler Quigley

Read more about Tick Bacterial Trick

Some ticks carry a nasty bacteria that they can pass on to humans when they bite. Learn how the health status of the humans they bite helps control what they pass.

Karla Moeller

Breaking Proteins

Karla Moeller

Every day, as you cook, clean, and eat, you are breaking proteins. Not sure how you're doing it? Join us to learn a few ways you can break proteins at home or in the classroom.

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