Eureka! Lab
A place for discovery
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Smithsonian debuts teen learning center
The best way to get inspired by science is by doing it. An exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History hopes to excite teens with a state-of-the-art science experience.
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Measuring rain with your windshield wipers
Windshield wipers get rid of rain so you can see. But what if you could also use the windshield wipers of your car to measure rain? A new study says that we could, and it might help us learn more about the rainfall where we live.
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This holiday season, give the gift of doing science
Whether it’s going on a nature walk, building something together, or using an app, you can help get a kid excited about science.
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Get started in computer science with an Hour of Code
This week is Computer Science Education Week. To honor it, some big names in tech have put together hour-long tutorials to get you started on coding.
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Interview: Biology teacher goes the extra mile
Eureka! Lab interviews Myron Blosser, the winner of the 2013 Virginia Outstanding Biology Teacher Award and a biology teacher at Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg, Va.
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Sparticl: Finding good science on the web
A new site hunts down reliable links to solid science on the Web — articles that even young teens can enjoy and understand.
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Using citizen science to find a new taste
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is collaborating with Purdue University to study the genetics of taste, and they need volunteers to help.
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Comic artist brings invasive species to the funny pages
Jan Eliot, the artist of the comic strip “Stone Soup,” heard about a study showing that teachers release invasive species into local habitats. She decided to write an educational comic about invasive species.
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Science education video series brings evolution to life
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has released a new video series on evolution that brings science to the classroom.
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Can you build the next chemistry set?
A new competition from the Society for Science & the Public is out to reinvent one of science’s most beloved traditions.
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Interview: On doing science and bringing others in
Eureka! Lab interviews Caleph Wilson, a postdoctoral researcher who studies immunology. We find out what immunology is, what he does and why he thinks outreach to young people is essential.
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Scooping poop for science
Do you want to help scientists do science? Would you scoop cow poop to do it? These teens did, and the data they collected have been published!
