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Russian Dash Cam Captures Meteorite Entering Earth's Atmosphere

Stifler — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:13:45 +0000

Turn your speakers down! If you haven't heard, there's a 150 foot asteroid that's coming close to planet earth. According to the entire internet, a meteor hit Russia on Friday (Feb. 15). Around 950 folks were injured.

Learn Chemistry With Adorable Dogs

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:13:10 +0000

In this heartwarming YouTube video, adorable pooches-turned-chemists Paige and Dexter explain the basics of chemistry using their toys. If your child is struggling with basic chemistry concepts in school or you just need a pick me up after a long, stressful day, this video will make you giggle as the pooches demonstrate the ins-and-outs of chemical bonding.

Get a Step-by-Step Guide to Lucid Dreaming

Emerald Catron — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:05:41 +0000

We know — the first thing we thought when we saw this was “who draws that well on white board” too! Once we got over that, we realized we should actually be paying attention to what this guy’s saying. It’s a step by step guide from asapScience to achieving lucid dreams — dreams you are [...]

Could Music be the Oldest, Legal Drug? [VIDEO]

Mary Martin — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:13:31 +0000

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Thanks to AsapSCIENCE we now have scientific proof of why music effects so powerfully and in a way makes us addicted. It turns out that music can effect us much in the same way that food or even cocaine does.

17-Year-Old Brittany Wenger Wins Honors At Google Science Fair for Beast Cancer Detection Program [VIDEO]

Mary Martin — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:00:55 +0000

When I was a kid my science fair projects usually involved a solar system model made out of Styrofoam balls or the workings of tectonic plates with Karo Syrup and a hot plate. That wouldn’t win a participation ribbon at a prestigious event like the Google Science Fair though. Brittany Wenger of Florida won with her breast cancer detection computer program that she [...]

Scientists Have Discovered the Healthiest Meal You Can Possibly Eat

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:42:02 +0000

Food manufacturers and supermarkets like to advertise that their meals are healthy. But there can be only one “healthiest” meal, and British scientists have looked through 4,000 health claims in an effort to determine what that would be. According to Leatherhead Food Research, you can’t get any healthier than a four-course meal that starts with fresh smoked salmon terrine. That would be followed [...]

Caddo Parish Schools Technology Summer Camp for Parents and Kids

Mary Martin — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:01:01 +0000

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If you find yourself at a loss when it comes to Facebook, Twitter, and texting, but your kids are crazy about science, Caddo Parish Public Schools is putting on a free week of technology training for parents and a youth summer science camp.

Oddity of the Day – Spider Silk Dress [PHOTOS]

Mary Martin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:18:21 +0000

Nature is just amazing,but in the case of the Golden Orb Spider from Madagascar nature is fabulous! This golden cape was created by Simon Peers from the silk of a Golden Orb Spider using a process created in the 1700's.

Beyonce Inspired Horse Fly [PHOTO]

Mary Martin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:15:42 +0000

Beyonce is the epitome of a diva. But, now she is super fly! Scientists have dubbed a horse fly first collected in norther Queensland Australia the Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae or more commonly called the “beyonce horse fly.” The bootylicious fly was first collected in 1981, which coincidentally was the same year that Beyonce Knowles was [...]

Watch Out, Another Satellite May Fall This Weekend

BJ Kelley — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:56:00 +0000

Wasn’t it just last month when NASA was warning about one of our satellites falling from the sky? Well, here we go again! German officials are saying that one of their old ROSAT satellites will be falling out of the sky this weekend. Where? Good question. They have lost all communication with it so they [...]

Something You Should Know Before Your Next Trip To SciPort

Rick Taylor — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:41:58 +0000

Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center will be closed on Mondays from September through February. The Center will be open on the following Mondays that are regularly scheduled 2011-12 Caddo and/or Bossier school holidays: September 5, October 17, November 21, December 19, December 26, January 2, January 16 and February 20.