Science News for Kids » Sharon Oosthoek 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 Cool Jobs: Green Science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/cool-jobs-green-science/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/cool-jobs-green-science/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:36:50 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15989 White spruce grow across northern North America, from Alaska to Labrador. As Arctic temperatures rise, spruce are spreading even farther north. Credit: Mark W. Skinner at USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Scientists get at the root (and stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed) of the relationship between plants and their environment]]> White spruce grow across northern North America, from Alaska to Labrador. As Arctic temperatures rise, spruce are spreading even farther north. Credit: Mark W. Skinner at USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Scientists get at the root (and stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed) of the relationship between plants and their environment]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/cool-jobs-green-science/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Museum science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:16:08 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15827 Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today]]> Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Explosive pursuits http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:06:58 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14866 Mining engineer Bibhu Mohanty sets off controlled explosions as part of his job designing blasts that break apart rock. Credit: Bibhu Mohanty

These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!]]> Mining engineer Bibhu Mohanty sets off controlled explosions as part of his job designing blasts that break apart rock. Credit: Bibhu Mohanty

These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Wild science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/collecting-data-can-be-dangerous-for-scientists-who-work-in-the-field/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/collecting-data-can-be-dangerous-for-scientists-who-work-in-the-field/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:53:06 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13551 Arctic researcher Kathy Young (rear) walks back to her remote research cabin on Canada’s Bathurst Island with her student Valen Steer. Credit: Tarmo Remmel

Collecting data can be dangerous for scientists who work in the field]]> Arctic researcher Kathy Young (rear) walks back to her remote research cabin on Canada’s Bathurst Island with her student Valen Steer. Credit: Tarmo Remmel

Collecting data can be dangerous for scientists who work in the field]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/collecting-data-can-be-dangerous-for-scientists-who-work-in-the-field/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Like Mother Nature http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/like-mother-nature/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/like-mother-nature/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:00:19 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12241 Zoologist Frank Fish studied bumps along the leading edge of humpback whale flippers to understand how water flowed across them. The design has the same effect on airflow and has inspired wind turbine blades that are more energy efficient. Credit: WhalePower

Scientists observe what works best for animals, plants in efforts to build better products]]> Zoologist Frank Fish studied bumps along the leading edge of humpback whale flippers to understand how water flowed across them. The design has the same effect on airflow and has inspired wind turbine blades that are more energy efficient. Credit: WhalePower

Scientists observe what works best for animals, plants in efforts to build better products]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/04/like-mother-nature/feed/ 0 Plant-powered plastics http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/plant-powered-plastics/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/plant-powered-plastics/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:17:42 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=6607 Spaghetti

Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics]]> Spaghetti

Scientists are using green materials to create more Earth-friendly plastics]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/07/plant-powered-plastics/feed/ 0