STEM Chapters

Science, technology, engineering and math are key subjects to study in today's rapidly changing, technology-based society. They are also great subjects for interesting stories.

Archibald Grace describes the sinking of the Titanic.

In 1951, the U.S. makes a film called "Duck and Cover" so children will know what to do if an atomic bomb falls.

New discoveries of known and unknown dinosaurs continue to provide new information about Earth's past.

Stephen Gray premiered his “Flying Boy” experiment in London during 1730. This image—a plate from a German-language text—depic...

In a darkened room, in central London, Francis Hauksbee (Hawksbee) rubbed his hand over the top of his electrostatic generator. Those actions caused&n...

Roger Boisjoly, a Morton Thiokol engineer, and others at NASA knew of a potential problem with Challenger's January 1986 launch.

Earthquakes typically occur along a fault line and Port Royal is located on top of one.

Tectonic plates come together to create "faults," or cracks in the earth's crust, where earthquakes can occur.

Despite years of medical research, Ebola still has no cure and no vaccine. Victims can be supported with replacement fluids, if the illness is caught ...

Ed Viesturs is an expert climber who reaches the summit of all the world's 14 mountains higher than 8,000 feet.

Mother spiders lay their eggs inside a silken egg sac which resembles a cocoon; they may carry it with them or attach it somewhere else.

The Egyptians are experts at creating mummies; after death, the pharaohs after death went through a process of mummification.

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