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Half of Minnesota students not meeting standards for reading, math or science: state assessment

Newly released state assessment data shows Minnesota students are not meeting testing standards in three key areas of learning. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released new data Thursday revealing that more than half of the state's students are not meeting standards in math, reading and science through testing administered by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment […]

Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core | Science

Scientists have been able to reach the center of the Earth via seismic waves and have discovered a ring-shaped structure in the swirling pool of molten metal known as the outer core. Research Presentation According to a paper published in the scientific journal Science Advances, it was discovered that there is a doughnut-shaped region within […]

Leading child psychiatrist: Trans advocacy has replaced science

Not that long ago, the birds and the bees had a very simple job: there were males and females, and the most complicated part was deciding who would take out the trash. But unless you live in a culturally isolated place, or on a very distant planet, it’s clear that those days are long gone. […]

Men may not be more attracted to scent of fertile women, study says | Science

The widely held belief that men are more attracted to the smell of women during their most fertile periods may not be true after all, researchers say. A body of research over the past few decades has made a compelling case that female body odour changes with the menstrual cycle, allowing sensitive males to sense […]

American K-12 science education gone bad

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes I don’t often write an article about someone else’s article but Shepard Barbash’s deeply researched piece “Science betrayed” deserves a wide readership. His subtitle says it all: “The propaganda infecting K–12 science curricula, especially on the environment, won’t go away.” Barbash first looks at the history, then where we are today. […]