Coney Island students welcome spring, fortify nabe against flooding with planting project * Brooklyn PaperStudent volunteers replanted beach grass for climate resiliency in Coney Island Creek Park.
On eclipse day, hundreds of students will send up balloons for scienceHundreds of balloons will be launched to study the atmosphere during the total solar eclipse on April 8.The Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project provides students with hands-on experience in launching research balloons for unique atmospheric measurements.