Post recession, college degree is key to even entry-level jobs
With the competition for new jobs as fierce as ever, a college diploma is no longer an asset job seekers can do without, new research shows, LiveScience reports.
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Math careers just don’t add up for women
Having skills suited for a variety of careers helps explain why few women pursue math and science jobs, new research finds, LiveScience.com reports.
Shakespeare stored in DNA files
Floppy disks, jump drives, DNA? Scientists have developed a way to encode music and text files into DNA, the molecules that normally hold the instructions for life, LiveScience…
Study: Minority students get less critical feedback from teachers
Black and Latino students may be getting less critical, but helpful, feedback from teachers than their white counterparts, a new educational study indicates, LiveScience reports.
Universities weigh in on the science of Tweeting
A lot can be said in 140 characters but, according to new research, a quarter of people aren't paying attention to most of it, LiveScience reports.
College students would give up sex to not lug textbooks
Many college students would go to great lengths to avoid carrying textbooks, with some even willing to give up sex and dating for a year, according to a…
A tougher, greener battery could power phones in Africa
Fenix International, a San Francisco-based design firm, may have a better solution for these communities: a new ruggedized battery and generator system called ReadySet, LiveScience reports.
Water-cooled supercomputers on the way
Around the world, engineers are searching for energy-efficient ways to cool down racks of computers in warehouses that get as hot as an oven while powering the internet,…