Multiple choice tests have long made teachers and students go ick, but a new variety launched today could be a game changer that improves science education in the U.S. by pointing out what students ...

The science of climate change is more than 150 years old and it is probably the most tested area of modern science. However the energy industry, political lobbyists and others have spent the last 30 ...

Zebras developed stripes to avoid predators. No, that statement wasn't ripped from the annals of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" It's an example of a "misconception"—a term biology-education ...

Lightning is one of the most common weather phenomena- it’s estimated that 100 strikes hit the Earth every second, yet it’s one of the most misunderstood. I’d like to change that by clearing up some ...

Recent studies have shown that misconceptions about climate change and the scientific studies that have addressed climate change are pervasive among the U.S. public. Now, a new study by Benjamin ...

Teachers who teach high schoolers about climate change often don’t know much more about the subjects than do members of the general public, according to a new study from the University of Missouri. A ...