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.

Why do poppies grow in Flanders Fields? What made the red field poppies spring-up during the Second Battle of Ypres?

On June 7, 1692 an earthquake destroys Port Royal and the town never recovers.

A series of unfortunate incidents cause the most deadly plane crash in history.

Buoy sensors, satellite images and airplanes help weather services to predict bad weather and warn people of impending dangers.

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones develop over warm water and can be very dangerous.

Pteranodon is one of the great flying reptiles from the Cretaceous Era.

Rabies is still a life-threatening illness in real life. It is also an influencer for movies and novels starring Zombies.

After Pasteur and his team developed a very effective rabies vaccine, scientists turned their research-attention elsewhere. Rabies, however, still kil...

In the ancient world, including Greeks and Romans, physicians believed that the human body was comprised of four different "humors." If those humors w...

Words describing rabies, going back to ancient times, are all based on fear. It is a disease from which people die if they develop symptoms.

Nuclear energy creates radiation, which can make living things sick or even kill them.

Nuclear energy makes radiation, which can make living things sick or even kill them.

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