The Why Files – The Science Behind the News
http://whyfiles.org/

The mission of The Why Files is to explore the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and to present those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner. They are based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but The Why Files covers science at all institutions that engage in scientific exploration and discovery. They hope this information will help explain the relationship between science and daily life. The Why Files produces a new story each week, alternating longer features with shorter shorties. They also post a biweekly column by science reporter Tom Siegfried, a series of interactive science animations, the ever-popular “Cool Science Images,” and a series of Teacher Activity Pages linked to the national science standards. This has been added to Student Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.