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Turtlecam

Underwater video reveals secret life of sea turtles

Deep Chamber

Cave divers are helping us discover the ancient past.

Artists At Sea

ILLUMINATING THE MYSTERIES OF OCEAN SCIENCE

Stomp Troopers

Inspired by a certain space opera, young makers let the good times roll!

A Future In The Making

Three high school researchers are on the cutting edge of science

Printing Big

WHO’S THE BIGGEST MAKER OF THEM ALL?

The Bubbler

Bursting with ideas at the Madison Public Library

Digital Detectives

Printing Dinosaurs For Summer Science

Zebra Stripes Stop Flies From Biting

Why do zebras have stripes?

How Everyday Stuff Turns Into Microplastics

Plastic debris takes a complicated—and sometimes weird —journey as it breaks down into pieces too small to see.

This Is the World's Biggest Bee

The world’s largest bee has a wingspan of up to 2.5 inches. Even so, no one could find the bee for many years.

From Bottle To Building

Architecture

Meet The Recycled Orchestra

Knowing what’s recyclable, what’s waste, and how to manage them both takes a team of trained people working together.

Is 3D Printing Is Environmentally Friendly?

Most 3D printers use filament to make objects. Filament is like thick plastic thread. It’s even wrapped around a spool, like cotton thread.

Plastic Pile-Up

What happens when 7 million tons of plastic has nowhere to go?

Re-Imagining Birthday Parties

Repurposing items in creative ways is a gift to the Earth.

5 Ways To Reduce Your Fashion Footprint

Five ways to make a difference.

From Trash To Tunes

Meet The Recycled Orchestra

Can You Repeat That?

One day you go for a checkup, and the doctor suggests something you should do to stay healthy.

OOPS!

MOST PRINT newspapers and magazines run corrections. These note mistakes both large and small. But as more people read news online, corrections face big changes.

Maryam Zaringhalam Science Policy Scholar

Maryam Zaringhalam is a science and technology policy fellow through the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Cold Fusion

The myths and mysteries behind one of science’s biggest mistakes

Tammy Ma Experimental Physicist

Tammy Ma’s job involves firing lots of powerful lasers: 192 of them to be exact. She works at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), home to the world’s largest and most energetic laser system. Three football fields could fit inside the building. One of the original goals of the giant facility was to harness fusion energy.

Easy As ABC

In 2012, a Japanese mathematician named Shinichi Mochizuki announced that he finally knew the abc’s.

A Live Map Of Everywhere On Earth: Creepy Or Cool?

Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above.

All Maps Are Wrong But Many Are Useful

It is an inarguable mathematical fact that every map is a lie.

Match Mythical Creatures With Real Marine Life

Match mythical creatures with real marine life.

Search & Rescue Kids

Using maps to find lost people

Tim Wallace Cartographer

Tim Wallace is a modern-day cartographer. In other words, he spends his days creating maps. To prepare for that career, Wallace earned a PhD in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While earning his degree, Wallace worked at The New York Times, where he created thousands of maps on a wide variety of topics. These included the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in Houston in 2017; the territory controlled by terrorist group ISIS; and the results of elections. He recently started a new job as geographer and visual journalist at Descartes Labs, a company that collects data from different sources to help people and businesses better understand the planet.

Multicolored Maps

Maps of the United States often show the states in different colors. In general, mapmakers use enough colors to make sure states that touch are never the same color.