Science knows no country, because knowledge
belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates
the world. Science is the highest personification
of the nation because that nation will remain the first
which carries the furthest the works of
thought and intelligence.
Louis Pasteur
Science News Sites for Students
NewsHour Extra
NewsHour Extra is part of the web site for the PBS program NewsHour with Jim
Lehrer. The news stories, written for students, are arranged in broad
subject categories. The stories often contain related comprehension,
research, and essay questions.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
Science@NASA
The features, written by NASA scientists, include a streaming audio version
of the story and usually include photographs and sometimes links to
streaming video. Links to related articles appear at the end of each
feature.
http://science.nasa.gov/
NASA for Students
http://www.nasa.gov/home/
Learning Network
The student section includes several features, among which are a news quiz,
a "word of the day," and news summaries.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Weekly Science News Hotlist
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/sciencenews.html
Resource for current science events and much more..
http://www.kidinfo.com/Science/Science.html#Current
CNN Science News
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/
National Geographic for Kids
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
MSNBCScience & Technology Page
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033055/
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/
New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/home.ns
Live Science
http://www.livescience.com/
The New York Times: Science
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/
Career Voyages website
http://www.careervoyages.gov/
A new website, developed by John Hopkins University center for talented
youth, offers a virtual home for the world's brightest students with strong
interests and abilities in mathematics and science. Cogito is designed to
inspire its users to become innovative, visionaries, and problem solversof
the future.
http://www.cogito.org
NSTA Web News Digest
Links to recent science articles
http://www.nsta.org/sciencenews
You might ask yourself... What's That Stuff?
Ever wondered about what's really in hair coloring, Silly Putty, Cheese Wiz,
artificial snow, or self-tanners? C&EN presents a collection of articles that
gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html
Health and science news
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1007
This site is fun and interactive, filled with with polls, maps, and stories
about kids from other countries. It also helps kids learn about different
professions with stories like "Be a DNA Analyst" or "Be an
Astronaut".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost
This tween oriented site focuses on politics and entertainment, featuring
short articles written in a conversational style.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/kids
Science news--articles summarized by student writers
http://www.sciencewithsandy.com/
Science articles and more.. from New York Times
http://nytimes.com/learning/
Ways in which chlorine chemistry affects our everyday lives
http://www.chlorinetree.org
Science news for everyone
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/home
Good resource for recent news.
NSF's science 360
MIT's Emerging Technologies