https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A new analysis of 5.8 million Americans finds that earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics. The findings come as skepticism continues to grow over the value of a degree in the face of rising college costs, a decline in college enrollment, and a transforming economy. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-college-degree-investment-tuition.html Economics & Business Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:00:08 EDT news629452806 Scientists from Hiroshima University undertook a study of dragonfly wings in order to better understand the relationship between a corrugated wing structure and vortex motions. They discovered that corrugated wings exhibit larger lift than flat wings. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-dragonfly-wings-relationship-corrugated-wing.html General Physics Fri, 26 Jan 2024 08:37:06 EST news625480623 California now has two new scorpions on its list of species, thanks to the efforts of two keen-eyed high school students from the Bay Area and the California Academy of Sciences. Harper Forbes and Prakrit Jain, avid users on the community science platform iNaturalist, discovered the new-to-science scorpions while trawling the thousands of observations uploaded by other users in the state. https://phys.org/news/2022-08-high-school-students-species-scorpions.html Plants & Animals Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:47:03 EDT news579793621 A new study that is the first to use Social Security Administration's personal income tax data tracking the same individuals over 20 years to measure individual lifetime earnings has confirmed significant long-term economic benefits of college education. https://phys.org/news/2015-07-accurate-picture-college.html Social Sciences Wed, 01 Jul 2015 07:00:03 EDT news354951614 (Phys.org) —Much like college students who sometimes exceed the four-year-plan, the new trend is for high school students to also take longer to graduate, especially boys and minority students, according to a Rutgers study. https://phys.org/news/2014-05-students-high-school.html Social Sciences Mon, 12 May 2014 05:54:25 EDT news319092852 (Phys.org) —Recycling waste materials into new products is a common method for sustaining a green environment, but it isn't only limited to reusing old cans, plastics, and paper.  In chemistry, scientists use discarded materials to create renewable sources of energy. https://phys.org/news/2014-05-student-method-hydrogen-fuel.html Materials Science Thu, 08 May 2014 06:02:40 EDT news318747747 Graduation rates for low-achieving minority students and girls have fallen nearly 20 percentage points since California implemented a law requiring high school students to pass exit exams in order to graduate, according to a new Stanford study. https://phys.org/news/2009-04-california-high-school-exit-exam.html Other Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:40:17 EDT news159626393