Finding Current Events in Science
Guidelines
Below are tips for finding current events in science that are found in magazines, newspapers, and other informal news sources. If your teacher requires a peer-reviewed, academic research article, please refer to the link below instead of the instructions on this page.
Link to academic resources for scientific articles.
*Be sure to follow your teacher's formatting directions and refer to a rubric for information about how your grade will be calculated.
Print Materials
Search the Lone Star Library for print materials using this link.
Online News Sources
Use the Website Evaluation Checklist to evaluate these and other online sources.
OR search all news sites at once using the
Databases
Thounds of journals, magazines, and newspapers are digitized, searchable, printable, and available online through your library databases.
- Gale Cengage Try Infotrack Newstand and General OneFile.
- EBSCO Host Click Student Research Center and check only magazines and newspapers.
- ProQuest Go to the eLibrary and click only magazines and newspapers.
To access databases at home, log in to Mackin Via with your student ID and birthday.