Education News

NASA's "Earth Now" app shows users climate visuals and demonstrates how apps can encourage environmental mindfulness.

A marine nonprofit has created an app tracking the surface movement of great white sharks, a novel effort to raise funds and awareness about threats to these popular predators.

A Red Cross first-aid mobile app could just save your life.

PBS Kids released a new iOS app to help kids improve math skills, another effort in the company's goal to encourage learning through fun activities.

An iPad app brings World War 2 history alive, guiding users in an interactive experience through material that ranges from the war's causes through its aftermath.

A Florida domestic violence shelter created a smartphone app to screen patients for symptoms of abuse, harnessing the devices' unique features to protect people from becoming victims.

A new iPad app, "Journey to the Exoplanet" allows users to travel the far reaches of the galaxy without leaving their easy chairs.

American Express today unveiled a Facebook app encouraging people to remember 9/11 victims on the upcoming Day of Service and Remembrance.

London visitors can now more easily search for ancient Roman ruins, thanks to "Street Museum Londinium," which takes the augmented reality to the streets.

The British Library is making digital copies of more than 45,000 classic books available for the iPad.

A new application from Liz Claiborne is part of the company's initiative to end domestic violence, as mobile apps become tools to raise social awareness.

Google has partnered with the Getty Museum so visitors can use its Goggles app as part of a guided virtual tour, another example of how visual search is quickly catching up with traditional search methods.

A design student created an educational typography app on the iPad, as physical mediums continue to turn digital.

Rosetta Stone now has an app for the iPad, showcasing the tablet's power to make language learning easier, especially for people on the go.

Nature-lovers can help collect and identify plants and trees with their smartphone, as mobile devices increasingly become tools to access and explore the world.