Science News for Kids » 2012 » June http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 00:29:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sweets on the brain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/sugar-free-sweeteners-fool-the-bodys-internal-computer/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/sugar-free-sweeteners-fool-the-bodys-internal-computer/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:06:08 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13098 Many diet sodas are sweetened without sugar, but those sweeteners may fool your brain as well as your taste buds.

Sugar-free sweeteners fool the body’s internal computer]]> Many diet sodas are sweetened without sugar, but those sweeteners may fool your brain as well as your taste buds.

Sugar-free sweeteners fool the body’s internal computer]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/sugar-free-sweeteners-fool-the-bodys-internal-computer/feed/ 0 Bye-bye, George http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/tortoise-lonesome-george-died-at-an-estimated-age-of-100/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/tortoise-lonesome-george-died-at-an-estimated-age-of-100/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:30:10 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13128 Gone but not forgotten: Lonesome George died on June 24 at an estimated age of 100. Credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age]]> Gone but not forgotten: Lonesome George died on June 24 at an estimated age of 100. Credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/tortoise-lonesome-george-died-at-an-estimated-age-of-100/feed/ 0 Life beyond Earth http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/life-beyond-earth/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/life-beyond-earth/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:20:36 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13106 allen_feature

Are we alone? Scientists search for an extraterrestrial answer ]]> allen_feature

Are we alone? Scientists search for an extraterrestrial answer ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/life-beyond-earth/feed/ 0 Skeeters ride the rain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/mosquitoes-survive-collisions-with-raindrops-by-going-with-the-flow/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/mosquitoes-survive-collisions-with-raindrops-by-going-with-the-flow/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:03:36 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13090 To a mosquito, being struck by a raindrop is like a midair collision with a bus. But scientists recently discovered that skeeters fare well when they hitch a ride on the raindrop. Credit: Courtesy Tim Nowack, Andrew Dickerson and David Hu/Georgia Tech

Mosquitoes survive collisions with raindrops by going with the flow]]> To a mosquito, being struck by a raindrop is like a midair collision with a bus. But scientists recently discovered that skeeters fare well when they hitch a ride on the raindrop. Credit: Courtesy Tim Nowack, Andrew Dickerson and David Hu/Georgia Tech

Mosquitoes survive collisions with raindrops by going with the flow]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/mosquitoes-survive-collisions-with-raindrops-by-going-with-the-flow/feed/ 0 Venting volcanoes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/volcano-eruptions-release-bromine-a-chemical-that-destroys-ozone-layer/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/volcano-eruptions-release-bromine-a-chemical-that-destroys-ozone-layer/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:00:21 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13062 Volcanic eruptions can release huge amounts of bromine, a chemical that helps destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer. A large eruption 24,500 years ago created Nicaragua’s Apoyo Caldera, now a lake. Credit: Steffen Kutterolf/GEOMAR

Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer]]> Volcanic eruptions can release huge amounts of bromine, a chemical that helps destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer. A large eruption 24,500 years ago created Nicaragua’s Apoyo Caldera, now a lake. Credit: Steffen Kutterolf/GEOMAR

Eruptions release bromine, a chemical that destroys ozone layer]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/volcano-eruptions-release-bromine-a-chemical-that-destroys-ozone-layer/feed/ 0 End of big bug era http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/flying-predators-probably-gobbled-up-the-biggest-of-the-large-flying-insects-150-million-years-ago/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/flying-predators-probably-gobbled-up-the-biggest-of-the-large-flying-insects-150-million-years-ago/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:00:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13050 dragonfly2_feature

Flying predators probably gobbled up the biggest of the large flying insects 150 million years ago]]> dragonfly2_feature

Flying predators probably gobbled up the biggest of the large flying insects 150 million years ago]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/flying-predators-probably-gobbled-up-the-biggest-of-the-large-flying-insects-150-million-years-ago/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Planet protectors http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/scientists-develop-new-technologies-that-will-make-future-cities-more-sustainable/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/scientists-develop-new-technologies-that-will-make-future-cities-more-sustainable/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:43:21 +0000 Alison Pearce Stevens http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13024 Greg Nielson holds a smattering of solar glitter, tiny cells that harness the sun’s energy and could one day power everything from laptops to lights. Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories

Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable]]> Greg Nielson holds a smattering of solar glitter, tiny cells that harness the sun’s energy and could one day power everything from laptops to lights. Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories

Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/scientists-develop-new-technologies-that-will-make-future-cities-more-sustainable/feed/ 0 Galactic mashup http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-milky-way-will-merge-with-its-nearest-large-neighbor-in-about-4-billion-years/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-milky-way-will-merge-with-its-nearest-large-neighbor-in-about-4-billion-years/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:15:45 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13011 A show of swirling lights will fill the night sky as the Andromeda galaxy collides with the Milky Way in 4 billion years. Since you won’t be there to see it, here’s an artist’s illustration of what the mashup might look like. Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), and A. Mellinger

Save the date: The Milky Way will merge with its nearest large neighbor in about 4 billion years ]]> A show of swirling lights will fill the night sky as the Andromeda galaxy collides with the Milky Way in 4 billion years. Since you won’t be there to see it, here’s an artist’s illustration of what the mashup might look like. Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), and A. Mellinger

Save the date: The Milky Way will merge with its nearest large neighbor in about 4 billion years ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-milky-way-will-merge-with-its-nearest-large-neighbor-in-about-4-billion-years/feed/ 0 The smell of old people http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-smell-of-old-people/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-smell-of-old-people/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:00:24 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12967 A new study shows the elderly have a distinct smell, described by some volunteer sniffers as “earthy.” Credit: © Creativestock

Tests show that older adults have a distinct odor, but it isn’t bad]]> A new study shows the elderly have a distinct smell, described by some volunteer sniffers as “earthy.” Credit: © Creativestock

Tests show that older adults have a distinct odor, but it isn’t bad]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-smell-of-old-people/feed/ 0 The oldest place on Earth http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-oldest-place-on-earth/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-oldest-place-on-earth/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:40:51 +0000 Douglas Fox http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12977 Flt-2-Friis-Hills-high-3_feature

Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives ]]> Flt-2-Friis-Hills-high-3_feature

Antarctica may seem like the dead continent, but it once bustled with life — a little of which still survives ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/the-oldest-place-on-earth/feed/ 0