Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

Now retired, Army Col. Nancy Jaax served as chief of the pathology division at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases during the Reston, Virginia, Ebola virus incident that inspired The Hot Zone. PHOTOGRAPH BY PATRICK ANDERSON, NATIONAL … Continue reading →

SCIENCE The Worst Disease Ever Recorded A doomsday fungus known as Bd has condemned more species to extinction than any other pathogen. ED YONG   THE ATLANTIC MAR 28, 2019 The Toad Mountain harlequin frog is endangered and at risk from … Continue reading →

Cursive Seemed to Go the Way of Quills and Parchment. Now It’s Coming Back. Nearly two dozen states have reintroduced cursive instruction since 2010, when the Common Core standards dropped a requirement that it be taught in elementary schools.CreditPeter Stevenson … Continue reading →

  New Study Says Universe Expanding Faster and Is Younger A Nobel-winning astronomer says the universe is expanding faster than it used to and may be a billion years younger than previously thought. Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor Note:  This study will … Continue reading →

Mommy bloggers and the Internet regulation debates, by Jennifer Huddleston May 4, 2019  This Mother’s Day, let’s take a moment to recognize a ubiquitous part of the Internet ecosystem: the “mommy blogger.” Love it or loathe it, parents increasingly take … Continue reading →

Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt Mark Johanson, CNN • Published 1st May 2019 FacebookTwitterEmail A ritualistic burial. Many Chinchorro mummies were laid to rest with clay masks and wigs — a complex burial act for the hunter-gatherers who created … Continue reading →

A masterpiece, but left unfinished CREDIT: AFP Leonardo da Vinci never finished the Mona Lisa because he injured his arm while fainting, experts say A masterpiece, but left unfinished CREDIT: AFP  Henry Bodkin, science correspondent 4 MAY 2019 • 6:00AM Leonardo da Vinci left the … Continue reading →

    By: Houston Public Media EDUCATION NEWS Texas Is Bringing Back Cursive To Elementary Schools The new state learning standards reflect the growing science that backs the benefits of handwriting. LAURA ISENSEE  | POSTED ON APRIL 29, 2019, 6:00 AM   … Continue reading →

  DIGGING HISTORY Published 1 day ago Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king may have existed By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News A new study of the Mesha Stele, which is also known as the Moabite Stone, a 3,000 year-old inscribed tablet that … Continue reading →

  3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet rewrites the history of math – and shows the Greeks did not develop trigonometry The tablet is broken and probably had more rows, experts believe  CREDIT: UNSW Be sure to watch the Video by Dr. Mansfiel explaining the … Continue reading →