Pedestrians duck under a downed power line in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.Angel Valentin for Vox Darkness: life in Puerto Rico without electricity Puerto Rico’s misery won’t end without power. The problem is that it isn’t getting any. Updated by Yochi Dreazen Oct 23, 2017, 9:00am EDT TWEET SHARE ADJUNTAS, Puerto Rico — In the final frantic […]

Troubled By Flint Water Crisis, 11-Year-Old Girl Invents Lead-Detecting Device October 20, 20173:35 PM ET LAUREL WAMSLEY Twitter Gitanjali Rao, 11, says she was appalled by the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich. — so she designed a device to test for lead faster. She was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” on Tuesday at the […]

The students at the Barboza Space Center are learning about the chemistry of food. People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: (888) 426-4435 Our Animal Poison Control Center experts have put together a handy list of the top toxic people foods to avoid feeding your pet. As always, […]

We are asking students, teachers and others to send their creative ideas and STEM & STEAM++ projects to help Puerto Rico keep their lights on and their water clean enough to drink.   We invited you to visit our new website and see what we have so far. Do what you can to keep the […]

Chong Liu one-ups plant photosynthesis New system generates clean energy on the small scale BY LAUREL HAMERS 1:48PM, OCTOBER 4, 2017 SOLAR STAR Chong Liu, an inorganic chemist at UCLA, has pioneered new approaches to artificial photosynthesis that combine bacteria and inorganic materials. PENNY JENNINGS/UCLA CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY Magazine issue: Vol. 192, No. 6, October […]

We have setup a special website where we can help the high school students in Puerto Rico and others to find innovative solutions through science and engineering for emergency purposes in Puerto Rico. Do you have any bright ideas?   Lets get creative with what they have. We are keeping sell phones and lights on. […]