Science teacher Kathryn Bylsma noticed something during the years as she tried to engage her middle school students in their lessons. ...more

November 8, 2009

On Saturday Oct. 24, climbers on Mt. Everest will raise a huge "350" banner. The president of the Maldive Islands will don scuba gear and lead 350 of his countrymen in the largest underwater demonstration of all time. ...more

October 22, 2009

State Sen Steve Wise, R-Jacksonville has quietly filed legislation that would change the way Florida schools teach Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. And though it has yet to have its first hearing, the bill has the science community is up in arms. ...more

March 27, 2009

Peering into a microscope, Sebring High School sophomore Lauren Robinson spotted the outline of the double-helix DNA molecule from strawberry. ...more

December 16, 2008

Florida students have misconceptions about science, and they need more practice demonstrating its concepts and relating them to the real world, according to an analysis of the state's standardized test. ...more

September 24, 2008

To everybody's relief, astronauts fixed the toilet at the International Space Station on Wednesday and opened up a grand new science lab. ...more

June 5, 2008

AVON PARK — With little discussion, college trustees on Wednesday approved a $20.8 million budget that is $393,000 smaller than the previous year. Even though 6 percent growth is expected in student enrollment, the 2008-09 South Florida Community College budget contains $20,000 less in student fees, $24,500 less in gifts, $57,000 less in rent and commissions, and $33,000 less in interest, fines and other revenues. A 2 percent raise was approved by the board, but a full-time administrator will not be replaced, another administrator has been moved to the teaching faculty, and $60,000 in cuts were made to the full time and part time staff. ...more

May 29, 2008

Environmental Science Has Led To Energy Crisis ...more

May 20, 2008

It is altogether possible that by the end of the day, Florida once again could be held up to the rest of the nation as more backward than Dogpatch, making even Mississippi look like a golden age of Enlightenment. ...more

February 19, 2008

Science classes in Florida public schools are among the weakest in the nation, despite taxpayer-funded initiatives to make the state a major hub for biotech and bioscience. ...more

February 19, 2008