Science News for Kids » Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What is a patent? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/what-is-a-patent/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/what-is-a-patent/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:00:07 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16073 Even ideas can be stolen, which is why they need patent protection. Credit: istockphoto

Patents protect intellectual property from theft ]]> Even ideas can be stolen, which is why they need patent protection. Credit: istockphoto

Patents protect intellectual property from theft ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/what-is-a-patent/feed/ 0 Deadly new virus emerges http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/deadly-new-virus-emerges/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/deadly-new-virus-emerges/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:36:52 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16035 Microscopic photo of the new germ, shown in false color. Credit: NIAID/NIH

A mysterious infection has been spreading for almost a year]]> Microscopic photo of the new germ, shown in false color. Credit: NIAID/NIH

A mysterious infection has been spreading for almost a year]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/deadly-new-virus-emerges/feed/ 0 Predators as climate helpers http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/predators-as-climate-helpers/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/predators-as-climate-helpers/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:25:52 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15697 This freshwater stickleback eats the tiny animals in stream water that graze on plants and algae. This predation allows those plants and algae to collect and store carbon, rather than letting it escape into the atmosphere. Credit: Nicole Bedford, UBC

In lakes and streams, fish and insects can help protect aquatic plants that gobble up greenhouse gas]]> This freshwater stickleback eats the tiny animals in stream water that graze on plants and algae. This predation allows those plants and algae to collect and store carbon, rather than letting it escape into the atmosphere. Credit: Nicole Bedford, UBC

In lakes and streams, fish and insects can help protect aquatic plants that gobble up greenhouse gas]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/predators-as-climate-helpers/feed/ 0 Meteor explodes over Russia http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/meteor-explodes-over-russia/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/meteor-explodes-over-russia/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:52:29 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15726 This streak of light shows the meteor’s entry into Earth’s atmosphere. The image was captured by a European weather satellite. Credit: EUMETSAT

Surprise: No one saw it coming]]> This streak of light shows the meteor’s entry into Earth’s atmosphere. The image was captured by a European weather satellite. Credit: EUMETSAT

Surprise: No one saw it coming]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/meteor-explodes-over-russia/feed/ 0 Piercing a buried polar lake http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/researchers-in-antarctica-drilled-through-a-half-mile-of-ice-to-reach-water-that-hasnt-had-contact-with-the-atmosphere-for-thousands-of-years/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/researchers-in-antarctica-drilled-through-a-half-mile-of-ice-to-reach-water-that-hasnt-had-contact-with-the-atmosphere-for-thousands-of-years/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:48:41 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15458 This 1,000-meter hose — spooled onto an enormous and very heavy container — was used as a drill to pierce deeply through Antarctica’s ice. Credit: J. Raloff/Science News for Kids

Researchers in Antarctica drilled through a half-mile of ice to reach water that hasn’t had contact with the atmosphere for thousands of years.]]> This 1,000-meter hose — spooled onto an enormous and very heavy container — was used as a drill to pierce deeply through Antarctica’s ice. Credit: J. Raloff/Science News for Kids

Researchers in Antarctica drilled through a half-mile of ice to reach water that hasn’t had contact with the atmosphere for thousands of years.]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/researchers-in-antarctica-drilled-through-a-half-mile-of-ice-to-reach-water-that-hasnt-had-contact-with-the-atmosphere-for-thousands-of-years/feed/ 0 Exhaled air: A problem in buildings? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:30:50 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14513 Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/feed/ 0 The first moon walker http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/neil-armstrong-made-history-in-1969-first-man-to-walk-on-moon/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/neil-armstrong-made-history-in-1969-first-man-to-walk-on-moon/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:58:43 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13728 armstrong_feature

Neil Armstrong made history in 1969 when he planted his feet — and a flag — on the moon]]> armstrong_feature

Neil Armstrong made history in 1969 when he planted his feet — and a flag — on the moon]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/neil-armstrong-made-history-in-1969-first-man-to-walk-on-moon/feed/ 0 New Jurassic flier http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/flying-jurassic-dinosaur-pterosaur/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/flying-jurassic-dinosaur-pterosaur/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:36:46 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13670 An artist’s depiction of what the new pterosaur might have looked like. Credit: M. Van Rooijen

Amazingly well-preserved fossil depicts a novel flying reptile from the age of dinosaurs]]> An artist’s depiction of what the new pterosaur might have looked like. Credit: M. Van Rooijen

Amazingly well-preserved fossil depicts a novel flying reptile from the age of dinosaurs]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/flying-jurassic-dinosaur-pterosaur/feed/ 0 Python-palooza! http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/monster-sized-burmese-python-bearing-record-number-of-eggs-retrieved-in-the-florida-everglades/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/monster-sized-burmese-python-bearing-record-number-of-eggs-retrieved-in-the-florida-everglades/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:53:00 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13638 python_feature

Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades]]> python_feature

Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/monster-sized-burmese-python-bearing-record-number-of-eggs-retrieved-in-the-florida-everglades/feed/ 0 Curiosity lands on Mars! http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/curiosity-lands-on-mars/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/curiosity-lands-on-mars/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:17:42 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13494 curiosity-landed-drawing_featured

NASA successfully delivered a $2.5 billion robotic vehicle to Mars, one that will explore for signs that the planet might once have hosted life]]> curiosity-landed-drawing_featured

NASA successfully delivered a $2.5 billion robotic vehicle to Mars, one that will explore for signs that the planet might once have hosted life]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/curiosity-lands-on-mars/feed/ 0