Science News for Kids » 2011 » November http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Dirty clouds change rainfall http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/dirty-clouds-change-rainfall/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/dirty-clouds-change-rainfall/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:27:11 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7232 cloud

Scientists find a link between air pollution and extremes in rainfall ]]> cloud

Scientists find a link between air pollution and extremes in rainfall ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/dirty-clouds-change-rainfall/feed/ 0 A shock to the solar system http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/a-shock-to-the-solar-system/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/a-shock-to-the-solar-system/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:26:54 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7230 After a massive star explodes, it sends out a powerful wave of energy and matter. In 2002, the Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a supernova shock wave moving from left to right through space. Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), W. Blair (JHU) and D. Malin (David Malin Images), NASA

Scientists suspect a nearby exploding star ignited the formation of the sun and planets]]> After a massive star explodes, it sends out a powerful wave of energy and matter. In 2002, the Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a supernova shock wave moving from left to right through space. Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), W. Blair (JHU) and D. Malin (David Malin Images), NASA

Scientists suspect a nearby exploding star ignited the formation of the sun and planets]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/a-shock-to-the-solar-system/feed/ 0 Young scientists work together and win http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/young-scientists-work-together-and-win/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/young-scientists-work-together-and-win/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:02:20 +0000 Jennifer Cutraro http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7197 Broadcom MASTERS finalists

Broadcom MASTERS competitors qualified with individual projects, but won based on team challenges]]> Broadcom MASTERS finalists

Broadcom MASTERS competitors qualified with individual projects, but won based on team challenges]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/young-scientists-work-together-and-win/feed/ 0 What a dream looks like http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/what-a-dream-looks-like/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/what-a-dream-looks-like/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:38:31 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7194 fmri

Brain scans show the brain’s activity during a dream]]> fmri

Brain scans show the brain’s activity during a dream]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/what-a-dream-looks-like/feed/ 0 Churk: Not for Thanksgiving http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/churk-it%e2%80%99s-what%e2%80%99s-not-for-thanksgiving/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/churk-it%e2%80%99s-what%e2%80%99s-not-for-thanksgiving/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:36:26 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7199 Although the Transylvanian Naked Neck looks like a cross between a chicken and turkey, this mutant is all chicken. Credit: Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh

Here’s what happens when livestock breeders cross a chicken and a turkey]]> Although the Transylvanian Naked Neck looks like a cross between a chicken and turkey, this mutant is all chicken. Credit: Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh

Here’s what happens when livestock breeders cross a chicken and a turkey]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/churk-it%e2%80%99s-what%e2%80%99s-not-for-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 The secret songs of giant beavers http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/the-secret-songs-of-giant-beavers/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/the-secret-songs-of-giant-beavers/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:33:35 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7192 banner

Scientists discover a noisemaking chamber in the extinct animal’s skull ]]> banner

Scientists discover a noisemaking chamber in the extinct animal’s skull ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/the-secret-songs-of-giant-beavers/feed/ 0 Snake blood boosts mouse heart http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/snake-blood-boosts-mouse-heart/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/snake-blood-boosts-mouse-heart/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:16:27 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7157 After a meal, a Burmese python’s heart swells for a few days to help with digestion. Researchers recently found that the same heart-growing compounds work in mice, too. Credit: National Park Service

Scientists find that a mouse’s heart swells in the presence of python blood]]> After a meal, a Burmese python’s heart swells for a few days to help with digestion. Researchers recently found that the same heart-growing compounds work in mice, too. Credit: National Park Service

Scientists find that a mouse’s heart swells in the presence of python blood]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/snake-blood-boosts-mouse-heart/feed/ 0 Dino teeth tell a traveling tale http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/dino-teeth-tell-a-traveling-tale/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/dino-teeth-tell-a-traveling-tale/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:15:40 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7161 Camarasaurus was a long-necked, small-headed, plant-eating sauropod that roamed North America 150 million years ago. Credit: Mario Modesto/Wikipedia

Dental evidence from sauropods suggests the mighty beasts migrated for food]]> Camarasaurus was a long-necked, small-headed, plant-eating sauropod that roamed North America 150 million years ago. Credit: Mario Modesto/Wikipedia

Dental evidence from sauropods suggests the mighty beasts migrated for food]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/dino-teeth-tell-a-traveling-tale/feed/ 0 Digging into the Maya mystery http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/digging-into-the-maya-mystery/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/digging-into-the-maya-mystery/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:12:37 +0000 Charles Q. Choi http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7151 Abandoned more than 1,000 years ago and covered by jungle growth, this stone pyramid at the ancient Maya site of Nojol Nah in Belize was revealed through careful excavation by archaeologists and volunteers. Credit: Charles Q. Choi

In a Central American jungle, archaeologists and volunteers uncover ruins of the once-powerful civilization]]> Abandoned more than 1,000 years ago and covered by jungle growth, this stone pyramid at the ancient Maya site of Nojol Nah in Belize was revealed through careful excavation by archaeologists and volunteers. Credit: Charles Q. Choi

In a Central American jungle, archaeologists and volunteers uncover ruins of the once-powerful civilization]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/digging-into-the-maya-mystery/feed/ 0 Neutrinos not so fast http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/neutrinos-not-so-fast/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/neutrinos-not-so-fast/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:55:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=7120 neutrino

Scientists say the particles may not outrace light after all]]> neutrino

Scientists say the particles may not outrace light after all]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/11/neutrinos-not-so-fast/feed/ 0