Daily Archives: March 20, 2009

The current budget crisis in the United States is affecting the country in myriad ways, but it seems that the budget cuts affect education disproportionately.   The University of Florida in Gainesville recently announced potential cuts due to state budgetary issues.   … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday he wants to launch a “new era” of science education in the United States, one that encourages students to ask tough, challenging questions and brings more specially trained science and … Continue reading →

What happens when you find a feathered dinosaur that really isn’t meant to have feathers? That’s the question set by a spectacular new fossil that adds a confusing dimension to the origin of feathers. Previously, experts thought the first feathered … Continue reading →