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Vera Rubin works at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1965.

Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88

The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs.

The Importance Of Getting Things Wrong

A Harvard professor argues that successful science teaching starts with understanding student misconceptions.

Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she's learned to spot a sick cow just by looking at it.

With Spanish Classes, Vet Schools Aim To Break Down Barriers With Farmworkers

Because many farmworkers speak Spanish, veterinarian schools are pushing to open the lines of communication and ensure accurate medical care by producing more bilingual graduates.

University of Vermont medical students in the school's new Larner classroom, built to facilitate the active learning environment.

Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures

The University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine is planning to phase out lectures by 2019. The dean behind the effort says lectures aren't good at engaging learners.

When Kendra Beaudoin first got to the University of Michigan campus, she didn't understand crosswalks: "Those don't exist where I lived."

'Going To Office Hours Is Terrifying' And Other Tales Of Rural Students In College

Some colleges are extending scholarships and other help to rural high school grads. They see benefits to diversity — and their own bottom lines — in having rural students on their campuses.

Custom-Printed Cocktails On The Moon? 'Soonish' Shows Us How

Zach and Kelly Weinersmith's accessible, occasionally goofy new book lays out futuristic fantasies (like matter-printed cocktails) and connects them to projects scientists are working on right now.

The Bridge, a medical device worn behind the ear, delivers electronic pulses to ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.

Questions Raised About Study Of Device To Ease Opioid Withdrawal

As the nation grapples with a crisis of opioid addiction, a medical device called the Bridge is being touted as a way to help people through the symptoms of withdrawal. Does it work?

Scientists placed two clusters of cultured forebrain cells side by side (each cluster the size of a head of a pin) in the lab. Within days, the minibrains had fused and particular neurons (in green) migrated from the left side to the right side, as groups of cells do in a real brain.

Tiny Lab-Grown 'Brains' Raise Big Ethical Questions

Scientists are growing increasingly large and sophisticated clusters of human brain cells. Ethicists are now wondering what to do if these minibrains start thinking.

Greg Kelly at home in Delphia, Ky. A former coal miner, Kelly has an advanced stage of black lung disease known as complicated black lung or progressive massive fibrosis.

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It

More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings and opportunities to protect them, but didn't.

San Diego Teens Show Off App At White House Science Fair

Teenagers from San Diego designed an app that aims to provide a social media support system for the LGBTQ community.

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