Science News for Kids » Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A mind for math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17077 A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math]]> A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/feed/ 0 Light dancing on glass http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/new-type-of-material-lets-light-travel-across-its-surface-without-interruption/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/new-type-of-material-lets-light-travel-across-its-surface-without-interruption/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:28 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17065 This image, taken with a powerful microscope, shows tiny, individual crystals of bismuth telluride. A new structure made from this material lets light travel easily and without interruption along its surface. Credit: A13ean/Wikipedia

New type of material lets light travel across its surface without interruption]]> This image, taken with a powerful microscope, shows tiny, individual crystals of bismuth telluride. A new structure made from this material lets light travel easily and without interruption along its surface. Credit: A13ean/Wikipedia

New type of material lets light travel across its surface without interruption]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/new-type-of-material-lets-light-travel-across-its-surface-without-interruption/feed/ 0 Honey’s hidden helper http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/scientists-identify-a-substance-in-honey-that-helps-bee-bodies-fight-poisons/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/scientists-identify-a-substance-in-honey-that-helps-bee-bodies-fight-poisons/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:57:31 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16949 A new study identified compounds in honey that help bees fight off germs. Credit: Jack Dykinga, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Scientists identify a substance in honey that helps bee bodies fight poisons]]> A new study identified compounds in honey that help bees fight off germs. Credit: Jack Dykinga, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

Scientists identify a substance in honey that helps bee bodies fight poisons]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/scientists-identify-a-substance-in-honey-that-helps-bee-bodies-fight-poisons/feed/ 0 American cannibals http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/skull-fragment-from-jamestown-settlement-suggests-starving-colonists-may-have-eaten-one-of-their-own/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/skull-fragment-from-jamestown-settlement-suggests-starving-colonists-may-have-eaten-one-of-their-own/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:47:04 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16940 Artists and scientists worked together to create this sculpture that shows what Jane, a colonial American, might have looked like. A study of the teen’s remains indicates she was cannibalized after she died. Credit: StudioEIS, Don Hurlbert/Smithsonian

Skull fragment suggests starving colonists may have eaten one of their own ]]> Artists and scientists worked together to create this sculpture that shows what Jane, a colonial American, might have looked like. A study of the teen’s remains indicates she was cannibalized after she died. Credit: StudioEIS, Don Hurlbert/Smithsonian

Skull fragment suggests starving colonists may have eaten one of their own ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/skull-fragment-from-jamestown-settlement-suggests-starving-colonists-may-have-eaten-one-of-their-own/feed/ 0 Motion in the ocean http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/scientists-figure-out-why-pulsing-corals-pulse/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/scientists-figure-out-why-pulsing-corals-pulse/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 17:25:14 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16879 Scientists say pulsing corals make their motion to bring in needed nutrients. Credit: M. Kremien et al/PNAS 2013

Scientists figure out why pulsing corals pulse]]> Scientists say pulsing corals make their motion to bring in needed nutrients. Credit: M. Kremien et al/PNAS 2013

Scientists figure out why pulsing corals pulse]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/scientists-figure-out-why-pulsing-corals-pulse/feed/ 0 Perfect pacifier http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/in-people-and-mice-carrying-a-baby-calms-it/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/in-people-and-mice-carrying-a-baby-calms-it/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:01:40 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16863 A mother’s arms can calm a crying infant, say scientists. The tactic works for mice, too, only those mammals use their mouth to cradle their young. Credit: iStockphoto

In people and mice, carrying a baby calms it]]> A mother’s arms can calm a crying infant, say scientists. The tactic works for mice, too, only those mammals use their mouth to cradle their young. Credit: iStockphoto

In people and mice, carrying a baby calms it]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/in-people-and-mice-carrying-a-baby-calms-it/feed/ 0 ‘Print’ almost anything http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/3-d-printers-allow-people-to-build-almost-anything-they-can-imagine-from-toys-to-food-buildings-to-body-parts/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/3-d-printers-allow-people-to-build-almost-anything-they-can-imagine-from-toys-to-food-buildings-to-body-parts/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:00:38 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16757 Caption: For Valentine’s Day this year, a Japanese company used a 3-D printer to produce chocolate copies of people’s faces. Credit: FabCafe/Think 3D/K’s Design Lab

3-D printers allow people to build almost anything they can imagine — from toys to food, buildings to body parts]]> Caption: For Valentine’s Day this year, a Japanese company used a 3-D printer to produce chocolate copies of people’s faces. Credit: FabCafe/Think 3D/K’s Design Lab

3-D printers allow people to build almost anything they can imagine — from toys to food, buildings to body parts]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/3-d-printers-allow-people-to-build-almost-anything-they-can-imagine-from-toys-to-food-buildings-to-body-parts/feed/ 0 New life for a used organ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:27:17 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16742 A rat kidney was stripped of its cells and repopulated with human and rat cells. Researchers transplanted the organ into a rat, where it functioned to produce urine and filter impurities from blood. Credit: Ott Lab/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Massachusetts General Hospital

Scientists transplant a rebuilt kidney into a rat]]> A rat kidney was stripped of its cells and repopulated with human and rat cells. Researchers transplanted the organ into a rat, where it functioned to produce urine and filter impurities from blood. Credit: Ott Lab/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Massachusetts General Hospital

Scientists transplant a rebuilt kidney into a rat]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/feed/ 0 Deadly new flu http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:10:23 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16649 h7n9_a_lg

The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses]]> h7n9_a_lg

The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/feed/ 0 A switch for a living computer http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-build-a-transistor-from-dna/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-build-a-transistor-from-dna/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:38:51 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16600 Scientists used DNA to build biological switches called transcriptors, which act like transistors found on computer chips. Credit: iStockphoto

Scientists build a transistor from DNA]]> Scientists used DNA to build biological switches called transcriptors, which act like transistors found on computer chips. Credit: iStockphoto

Scientists build a transistor from DNA]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-build-a-transistor-from-dna/feed/ 0