Science News for Kids » 2012 » April http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sniffing out truffle scent http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/sniffing-out-truffle-scent/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/sniffing-out-truffle-scent/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:32:06 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12529 A new study found that a truffle’s DNA plays a key role in determining its distinctive smell. Credit: Richard Splivallo

Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy ]]> A new study found that a truffle’s DNA plays a key role in determining its distinctive smell. Credit: Richard Splivallo

Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/sniffing-out-truffle-scent/feed/ 0 Big quake, little destruction http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/big-quake-little-destruction/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/big-quake-little-destruction/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:09 +0000 Erin Wayman http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12496 Two large earthquakes, with magnitudes of 8.6 and 8.2, struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on April 11. Unlike the magnitude 9.1 quake that struck the region in December 2004, these tremors did not trigger a deadly tsunami. Credit: ©2012 Cnes/Spot Image, Image © 2012 TerraMetrics, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, adapted by T. Dubé

A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami]]> Two large earthquakes, with magnitudes of 8.6 and 8.2, struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on April 11. Unlike the magnitude 9.1 quake that struck the region in December 2004, these tremors did not trigger a deadly tsunami. Credit: ©2012 Cnes/Spot Image, Image © 2012 TerraMetrics, Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO, adapted by T. Dubé

A large earthquake rattles Indonesia without unleashing a damaging tsunami]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/big-quake-little-destruction/feed/ 0 Fluffysaurus http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/fluffysaurus/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/fluffysaurus/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:00:40 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12486 This artist’s drawing shows what the newly discovered feathered dinos — the larger species with yellow on their snouts — might have looked like. Credit: Brian Choo

Newfound fossils belong to giant feathered dinosaurs]]> This artist’s drawing shows what the newly discovered feathered dinos — the larger species with yellow on their snouts — might have looked like. Credit: Brian Choo

Newfound fossils belong to giant feathered dinosaurs]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/fluffysaurus/feed/ 0 Hobbits: Our tiny cousins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/hobbits-our-tiny-cousins/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/hobbits-our-tiny-cousins/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:00:36 +0000 Karl Gruber http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12507 hobbit_feature

Skeletal remains of ancient human relatives found in Indonesia are challenging some long-accepted “truths” about human evolution]]> hobbit_feature

Skeletal remains of ancient human relatives found in Indonesia are challenging some long-accepted “truths” about human evolution]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/hobbits-our-tiny-cousins/feed/ 0 Martian devil http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/martian-devil/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/martian-devil/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:27:44 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12476 Martian dustdevil

Giant whirlwind photographed as it snakes its way across a plain in northern Mars]]> Martian dustdevil

Giant whirlwind photographed as it snakes its way across a plain in northern Mars]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/martian-devil/feed/ 0 Animal buddies http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/animal-buddies/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/animal-buddies/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:15:36 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12419 Mother and daughter baboons, like the ones shown here, form strong bonds. Credit: Joan Silk, UCLA

Humans aren’t the only animals that benefit from friends ]]> Mother and daughter baboons, like the ones shown here, form strong bonds. Credit: Joan Silk, UCLA

Humans aren’t the only animals that benefit from friends ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/animal-buddies/feed/ 0 Competing with math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:20:06 +0000 Daniel Strain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12405 math_feature

Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics]]> math_feature

Five high schoolers are the new faces of mathematics]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/competing-with-math/feed/ 0 ‘Ruler’ to measure space http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/ruler-to-measure-space/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/ruler-to-measure-space/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:07:23 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12408 Scientists study the energetic echoes of the Big Bang to learn more about the size and shape of the universe. Credit: E.M. Huff; SDSS-III; South Pole Telescope. Graphic by Zosia Rostomian.

Study of energy waves formed during the Big Bang supports Einstein’s prediction that a strange, invisible force is pushing the universe apart]]> Scientists study the energetic echoes of the Big Bang to learn more about the size and shape of the universe. Credit: E.M. Huff; SDSS-III; South Pole Telescope. Graphic by Zosia Rostomian.

Study of energy waves formed during the Big Bang supports Einstein’s prediction that a strange, invisible force is pushing the universe apart]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/ruler-to-measure-space/feed/ 0 Meat from scratch http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/meat-from-scratch/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/meat-from-scratch/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:17:39 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12375 engineeredmeat

Scientists are working to produce meat without killing animals]]> engineeredmeat

Scientists are working to produce meat without killing animals]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/meat-from-scratch/feed/ 0 Old relative steps down http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/old-relative-steps-down/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/old-relative-steps-down/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:56:40 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12359 Caption: Scientists found eight toe bones in Ethiopia that belonged to a 3.4-million year-old human ancestor that could walk and climb trees. Credit: Y. Haile-Selassie/The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Ancient human ancestor climbed trees but also walked clumsily upright on the ground ]]> Caption: Scientists found eight toe bones in Ethiopia that belonged to a 3.4-million year-old human ancestor that could walk and climb trees. Credit: Y. Haile-Selassie/The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Ancient human ancestor climbed trees but also walked clumsily upright on the ground ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/old-relative-steps-down/feed/ 0