(The Conversation) — Religious beliefs and modern biology sometimes seem to collide. But exploring those ideas with compassion and an open mind can lead to deeper learning across cultures. (The ...

For years, educators have assumed that if we could only give students the right science knowledge in the right way, we’d improve both K-12 students’ understanding of science and, by extension, public ...

As Northeast State Community College enters Spring 2026 finals week (May 5–8 for Term 1 and Term 2 courses), biology students face a critical convergence of academic deadlines and summer planning.

They needed an instruction manual to take these tests. The state teachers union this week confirmed gripes from kids, parents, and educators who slammed this year’s new biology and earth science ...

Rows of students sat behind their desks quietly under the glow of blue lights. Their hands reached out to grasp objects that didn’t exist. They spun their heads to look around a room they couldn’t see ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Reading textbooks. Taking notes. Pop quizzes. Research papers. An experiment or two. Those are often the first, and only, things that come to mind when you imagine a college biology ...

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s elementary curriculum, Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, received an “all-green” rating for its grades 3–5 instructional materials in a new report ...

In a drab hearing room in Austin, Tex., members of the State Board of Education, seated at small desks arranged in a broad, socially distanced circle, debated whether eighth grade science students ...

Rather than have students memorize definitions and facts about a science topic such as light, an effective first grade teacher today would have students investigate various types of objects under ...

Tibetan monks at Sera Jey Monastery in Mysore, India, experience using microscopes for the first time. Courtesy of Dan Pierce, CC BY-NC-ND It would be quite appropriate for a college professor to ...