Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been ...
Edutopia

Helping Students Become Active Participants in Science

High school science teachers can design tasks that not only develop students’ science skills but also change how they see ...
Live Science

James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole — and it could solve a major galactic mystery

The James Webb Space Telescope snapped its sharpest image of the area around a black hole, solving a long-standing galactic ...
Nature

Schrödinger’s cat just got bigger: quantum physicists create largest ever ‘superposition’

Record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle.

Experiments bring Enceladus' subsurface ocean into the lab

Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...
The Island

Surprise move of both the Minister and myself from Agriculture to Education

The letter of appointment (as Secretary to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Directer-General of Education) ...
The Island

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS 2024

Journalism Awards for Excellence 2024 The 26th Edition of Journalism Awards for Excellence 2024 will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 inthe Empire Ballroom of the Mt. Lavinia Hotel. Below are the ...