Teaching science can feel like a never-ending-catch-up game. The pace of science-related findings makes it impossible for a person to stay fully informed. Don’t despair, help is here! We’ve listed five web sites whose purpose is to bring recent science findings to the public’s attention. One click and you’re sure to find attention-grabbing, amazing news that will connect your science content to real-world science and society, ensuring student interest. In addition, most of the sites allow users to sign up for RSS feeds so the news comes to you and you don’t need to spend time looking for it.

News in Science
This site lists two to three articles per day for the last 10 days. The title, a short teaser, and date of display are shown. Users click on the title for the whole story.

Science News Online
This popular weekly newsmagazine’s web version features four to five articles from the current issue, four to five web-only articles, and links to last week’s articles. Click on Archives at the top of the page to browse articles from as early as 1996, and in some cases, 1994. And don’t forget the companion site for kids.

EurekAlert!
Articles at this global news service from AAAS are organized by subject, such as biology, education, or earth science. Breaking news stories are found in the right navigation bar.

Science Friday News
Science Friday is a two-hour show on National Public Radio every Friday afternoon. Usually two topics are covered. Details are given on the web site regarding the upcoming topics. This page documents the show’s content in reverse chronological order, and provides text and audio clips from the show.

NASA News and Highlights
Stay on top of NASA events here. This page provides links to recently completed missions, current missions, and future missions. The two main sections of the page are called News and Events Features and Breaking News. The left navigation bar allows for further investigation into other NASA news sites.

ScienceDaily
This site is dense with concise articles accompanied by photos and related links. It is updated approximately every 3 hours. Most articles are written on a level that most middle school students can comprehend with little or no guidance. It could be your “go-to” site in a pinch.

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