AIE — Adventures In Education

Apr 21, 2008 - How to succeed with year-end studying While school is almost over for the year, most students still have final exams to take. If you have kept up with your studies throughout the year, you should have already learned the material. What remains to be done now is to review your coursework and brush up on any items you may have forgotten or are unclear about. (Adventures In Education)

Apr 21, 2008 - Homework help online Need help with your homework? There are many Web sites that provide useful information that can help. (Adventures In Education)

Apr 14, 2008 - Making use of helpful study techniques When you read your textbook, take advantage of the organization. Read the table of contents for your assignment first, then read the introduction and conclusion. Next, read the core assignment, paying attention to sidebars, items in bold, and other items. Go over the review questions at the end of each section. (Adventures In Education)

Apr 14, 2008 - 10 tips for taking tests Read the AIE top 10 list for effective test taking techniques. (Adventures In Education)

Jan 22, 2008 - Kite to pull ship across Atlantic. The world's first cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela. (BBC News)

Aug 2, 2007 - Orangutans use 'charades' to talk. Researchers show orangutans intentionally modify or repeat their signals to get their messages across. (BBC News)

Jul 16, 2007 - Viking ship attempts sea crossing. A replica Viking ship heads across the North Sea as it tries to recreate the voyages of early Norsemen. (BBC News)

Jul 15, 2007 - Give yourself a pop quiz on geography site. For the inner nerd in all of us, I discovered http://www.iliketolearn.com , a fun interactive site from a teacher that can help improve your geographical knowledge. (Los Angeles Times)

Jul 13, 2007 - At Tech Camp, Video Games, Robots -- and No Lanyards. The Bible says it took God a week to create the universe. At Cybercamps, this feat took 14-year-old Justin Cook about two days. (Washington Post)

Jun 26, 2007 - Artificial skin 'cuts scarring'. A prototype artificial skin which can be used to heal wounds has been developed by British researchers. (BBC News)

Jun 26, 2007 - Tropical giant penguin discovered. Scientists find the fossil of a giant penguin which lived 36 million years ago in the tropics of what is now Peru. (BBC News)

Apr 30, 2007 - Lone tortoise 'not last of kind'. A giant Galapagos tortoise, thought to be the last of its kind, is not so alone after all. (BBC News)

Apr 20, 2007 - 'Pipe organ' plays above the Sun. Immense coils of hot plasma on the atmosphere of the Sun behave like a musical instrument, scientists say. (BBC News)

Apr 20, 2007 - Dwarf stars emit powerful pulse. A class of failed star emits beams of radio waves thousands of times brighter than any released by the Sun. (BBC News)

Apr 19, 2007 - Tiny fossils reveal ice history. Microscopic fossils discovered deep under the ocean floor reveal new details about Antarctica's warmer past. (BBC News)

Apr 17, 2007 - Persistence pays on high school exit exam. Nearly half who failed the high school test are back at the books, and pass rates are climbing. (Los Angeles Times)

Mar 27, 2007 - Scientists make 'healthy' pizzas. Scientists say they have come up with a way of making pizzas more healthy. (BBC News)

Mar 23, 2007 - Sea floor records ancient Earth. A sliver of four billion year old seafloor shows the earliest known evidence of plate tectonics on Earth. (BBC News)

Mar 6, 2007 - Baltimore Students Join JROTC to Improve Lives. Some students trying to improve their lives at Northwestern High School in Baltimore are turning to the military. They're joining the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, to learn discipline and hard work at a school that struggles with high absenteeism and low test scores. (NPR)

Mar 5, 2007 - Student wins trip to Africa in contest. Saratoga middle-school student Jocelyn Takahashi entered a National Geographic Kids magazine contest in November because it was a fun way to earn bonus points for science class. (MercuryNews.com)

Feb 8, 2007 - Italy mystery of prehistoric hug. Archaeologists in Italy unearth two skeletons thought to be 5,000 to 6,000 years old, locked in an embrace. (BBC News)

Jan 29, 2007 - Pushing back at bullying. An anti-bias program provides a forum for teenagers where voices are heard and tears and apologies flow. (The New York Times)

Jan 29, 2007 - Frozen sea may harbour Mars life. A frozen sea found on Mars is one of the most promising places to look for life on the Red Planet, scientists say. (BBC News)

Jan 29, 2007 - ''Hobbit'' human ''is a new species.'' The skeletal remains of human "Hobbits" found in Indonesia belong to a new branch of our family tree, a study says. (BBC News)

Jan 17, 2007 - Earth Science. Learn about earth's atmosphere and oceans, plate tectonics and geologic time, earthquakes and hurricanes, ecosystems and land use, underseas exploration and ocean habitats, and more. (U.S. Department of Education)

Jan 17, 2007 - Dwarf planet 'becoming a comet.' An unusual dwarf planet discovered in the outer Solar System could be en route to becoming the brightest comet ever known. (BBC News)

Jan 16, 2007 - Protection for 'weirdest' species. A project is launched to protect some of the world's unique creatures, previously ignored by conservationists. (BBC News)

Jan 3, 2007 - Tagging system aims to map monarchs' flight. Monarch butterfly No. 04560 will carry an important message as it flutters away from coastal California this spring. A tiny tag secured to its left wing -- with a code and a toll-free phone number -- could help scientists trace its migration, one of nature's most admired and least understood phenomena. (MercuryNews.com)

Jan 2, 2007 - Seal pups suffer in winter gales. Stormy weather causes difficulties for young seal pups and sanctuaries are struggling to cope with demand. (BBC News)

Jan 2, 2007 - Mars rovers are taught new tricks. Nasa begins testing a "smart" upgrade for its rovers on Mars that will give the robots some autonomy. (BBC News)

Dec 13, 2006 - Earliest flying mammal identifed. Mammals took to the skies about 70 million years earlier than previously thought, scientists say. (BBC News)

Nov 29, 2006 - Ancient ''Jaws'' had monster bite. A prehistoric sea monster that lived 400 million years ago had the most powerful bite of any known fish. (BBC News)

Nov 28, 2006 - Reading marathon. Students break record for reading aloud. (Scholastic News)

Nov 16, 2006 - Behind the scenes at Pixar. Studio opens its doors to press corps. (Scholastic News)

Nov 16, 2006 - Mice star as Olympic food tasters. White mice will be used to prevent food poisoning among athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (BBC News)

Nov 2, 2006 - Is it possible for humans to live on a planet besides Earth? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Nov 1, 2006 - Schools emphasize writing, even in math class. More high schools around the country are emphasizing the need for all students to be good writers. In Indianapolis, some math teachers are even integrating lessons about writing into their teaching. (NPR)

Oct 18, 2006 - Who invented Morse code? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Oct 3, 2006 - Are UFOs real? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Sep 24, 2006 - My parents just got divorced. Where can I get some help? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Sep 23, 2006 - Japan launches Sun 'microscope'. Japan launches a spacecraft to study solar flares, huge explosions in the Sun's atmosphere. (BBC News)

Sep 15, 2006 - Woman is fitted with ''bionic'' arm. A former US Marine becomes the world's first woman to be fitted with a "bionic" arm she can control by thought alone. (BBC News)

Sep 14, 2006 - What's the biggest roller coaster in the world? What's the biggest roller coaster in the world? (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Sep 14, 2006 - ''World of chaos'' given name. The world whose discovery prompted the demotion of Pluto from "planet" status is to be called Eris. (BBC News)

Sep 7, 2006 - Earth-like planets may be common. Earth-like planets orbiting other stars may be far more common than had once been thought, a study suggests. (BBC News)

Aug 28, 2006 - Old schoolhouse rocks. The Smithsonian's re-creation of a one-room school from the 19th century is the surprise hit of the season with children. (Los Angeles Times)

Aug 27, 2006 - Why does February end on the 28th? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Aug 20, 2006 - How do I keep from being scared on the first day of school? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Aug 15, 2006 - Wired, aglow and ready for class. The latest in wearable technology comes with built-in cellphone microphones and remote iPod controls. It is outfitted with electroluminescent piping, originally designed for military use. It might even have solar energy panels. (Washington Post)

Aug 15, 2006 - Younger siblings 'more amusing'. Children with older brothers and sisters find it easier to make people laugh, a survey suggests. (BBC News)

Aug 14, 2006 - August 15, 2006 - Why do people get the hiccups? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Aug 4, 2006 - Lunar X Games. NASA is returning to the Moon, and where people go — especially adventurous people — sports follow. (Science @ NASA)

Aug 3, 2006 - What do dolphins eat? Earl answers your questions (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Jul 27, 2006 - Australian 'Nessie' fossils found. Australia was once home to ancient aquatic reptiles that swam in huge icy lakes, fossil evidence suggests. (BBC News)

Jul 26, 2006 - Can you tell me about the microchip? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Jul 18, 2006 - Why don't parents understand kids sometimes? They've been kids before! Ask Earl for answers to your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Jul 12, 2006 - Leap forward for 'flying' spiders. Scientists shed new light on how spiders can travel epic distances by dangling on strands of floating silk. (BBC News)

Jul 10, 2006 - Snail venom painkiller launched. A drug that harnesses the power of deadly sea snail venom has been launched in Britain. (BBC News)

Jul 9, 2006 - What types of gorillas are there? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Jun 30, 2006 - Ants ''use an internal pedometer.'' Desert ants have an internal "pedometer" to measure exact marching distances, according to a study. (BBC News)

Jun 27, 2006 - Last chance for China's dolphin. A rescue plan is developed for the Yangtze River dolphin, probably the world's most endangered mammal. (BBC News)

Jun 21, 2006 - What does your skeleton do for you? What does your skeleton do for you? (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Jun 19, 2006 - Comic-book class causes buzz. Kids at Herrera School for the Fine Arts in Phoenix are reading a hot new comic book created by seventh- and eighth-graders. (azcentral.com)

Jun 7, 2006 - Mini-dinosaurs emerge from quarry. Scientists describe a new species of dwarf dinosaur that was unearthed in a quarry in northern Germany. (BBC News)

Jun 6, 2006 - First images from CloudSat have scientists sky high. The first images from NASA's new CloudSat satellite are already revealing never-before-seen 3-D details about clouds. (NASA)

May 24, 2006 - What languages do people in India speak? Earl answers your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

May 16, 2006 - Neanderthal yields nuclear DNA. The first sequences of nuclear DNA from a Neanderthal have been reported at a US science meeting. (BBC News)

May 15, 2006 - What does it mean when people say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree?" Earl answers all your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

May 15, 2006 - Chess enjoying kingly status. Chess has attracted increasing numbers of kindergarten through 12th-grade students in Gilbert, where parents and educators view it as a tool for improving school performance. (azcentral.com)

May 8, 2006 - Dolphins ''have their own names.'' A St. Andrews University team shows dolphins recognise each other by "name" rather than tone of voice. (BBC News)

May 1, 2006 - Chess enjoying kingly status. Chess has attracted increasing numbers of kindergarten through 12th-grade students in one district, where parents and educators view it as a tool for improving school performance. (azcentral.com)

Apr 30, 2006 - How many animals become extinct each day? Earl answers all your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Apr 30, 2006 - Scientists make water run uphill. US researchers exploit an old principle of physics to make water run uphill quite literally under its own steam. (BBC News)

Apr 27, 2006 - Insect eye inspires future vision. An artificial insect eye that packs over 8,500 lenses into the size of a pinhead has been created by scientists. (BBC News)

Apr 18, 2006 - Dino may have been pack hunter. A large, meat-eating dinosaur found in Argentina may have hunted in packs, according to palaeontologists. (BBC News)

Apr 17, 2006 - How do sundials work? Earl answers all your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Apr 12, 2006 - Probe images ''smiley face'' crater. Images taken by Europe's Mars Express spacecraft show a crater on the Red Planet that looks like a "happy face". (BBC News)

Apr 11, 2006 - How were women treated in ancient Egypt? Earl answers all of your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Apr 4, 2006 - Hands-on program adds up for Arizona math students. About 13,000 students across Arizona are using hands-on materials to learn math. (azcentral.com)

Mar 27, 2006 - Ancient skull found in Ethiopia. Fossil hunters in Ethiopia unearth an ancient skull from "a very significant time" in human evolutionary history. (BBC News)

Mar 26, 2006 - What do hippos eat? Earl answers all your questions. (Yahooligans! Ask Earl)

Mar 25, 2006 - Probe returns first Mars pictures. Scientists study the first pictures of the surface of the Red Planet taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (BBC News)

Mar 20, 2006 - Decline in migrating bird numbers. Birds which migrate long distances have suffered a population fall, a comprehensive study finds. (BBC News)

Mar 16, 2006 - Satellite glimpses universe's first trillionth of a second. New evidence supports the idea that during the big bang the universe expanded many trillion times its size in less than a trillionth of a second. (NASA)