the tile-matching puzzle game—Borderlands Science—has allowed millions of players to help map the human gut microbiome. Borderlands Science is one of the first examples of a citizen science ...

The California Science Center opened its new exhibit on Thursday, exploring how fun it can be when science, sports, and play come together.

The world’s harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) are masters in seeing through the cloudy coastal waters they call home. Equipped ...

Video games designed to tackle tough scientific problems are leading to breakthroughs in RNA structure, protein folding, genetic sequence alignment, and more. Eli Fisker has struggled to hold down a ...

Young students can learn to see themselves as creators through coding activities that spark curiosity and creativity.

Elementary school teachers can use these activities to enrich the study of many different science topics in the elementary curriculum. Topics are aligned with curriculum for physical science, earth ...

A tailor-made version of Minecraft let researchers look at the success of learning individually or taking cues from others while foraging for fruit.

Video games like Bloodborne, Dead Space, and Control successfully blend cosmic horror with science fiction themes. These games tap into the heart of cosmic horror while clashing with classic ...

(to praise their child). But this kind of language that focuses on science as an identity, rather than a set of activities and actions that people do, can be demotivating. For example, girls (but ...

Since 2020, state lawmakers have spent millions to put a private company’s science-based video game in North Carolina public schools even though few students are playing. Demand for the Plasma ...