About This Database

Accurate, Engaging, and Timely Articles Written Especially for Students

Today's Science bridges the gap between the science learned in the classroom and real-world discoveries. Updated weekly, with a 17-year backfile, Today's Science explains important developments in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and technology. With the new information in context, clearly explained and abundantly illustrated, students can see new advances as the results of applying the same concepts and principles of investigation (the scientific method) that they use in the classroom.

Features:

• Science news, written for students, supporting the classroom curriculum with explorations of topics like forensics, evolution, and genetics
• Weekly updates, giving researchers the news they want now. Today's Science's extensively linked 17-year backfile shows how scientific knowledge builds over time
• National Science Education Standards and a Science Fair Guide, making Today's Science a great resource for teachers
• Pop-up glossary, providing instant definitions of scientific terms, as well as a printable glossary
• "Need a Research Topic?" A one-stop menu that gets students started on their own scientific research
• Thousands of editorial cartoons, photographs, diagrams, and crossword puzzles, promoting learning and drawing students into the pursuit of science
• Conversations with scientists, giving the stories behind recent breakthroughs and first-person glimpses into science careers
• Extensive biographies, focusing on more than 2,000 scientists—from historic figures to modern-day innovators
• Searchable Science Encyclopedia
• Links to related news coverage and encyclopedia entries, giving the background students need
• Curriculum Tools, featuring a wide range of activities, assignments, and research tools for students and educators
• Convenient functions, including persistent record links, save-to-folder, and citation display.