Science News for Kids » Earth 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 Ahead of the wave http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:55:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15632 Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters

Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities ]]> Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters

Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/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 Surprising hot springs http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/surprising-hot-springs/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/surprising-hot-springs/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:58:34 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15241 A lake sits in the crater of the Philippine’s Taal volcano. Scientists recently discovered that hot springs flowing into the lake come from a shallow source — the lake itself. Credit: MatthieuG/Wikimedia Commons

Scientists find shallow source of water for volcano’s hot springs]]> A lake sits in the crater of the Philippine’s Taal volcano. Scientists recently discovered that hot springs flowing into the lake come from a shallow source — the lake itself. Credit: MatthieuG/Wikimedia Commons

Scientists find shallow source of water for volcano’s hot springs]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/surprising-hot-springs/feed/ 0 Less ice, more seawater http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:31 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15175 Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon. Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms]]> Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon. Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/feed/ 0 Groundwater removal linked to quake http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:58:29 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14817 This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there]]> This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/feed/ 0 Earth’s big breakup http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:06:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14412 sumatra

Powerful motions beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a series of earthquakes near Sumatra]]> sumatra

Powerful motions beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a series of earthquakes near Sumatra]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/powerful-motions-beneath-the-indian-ocean-unleashed-a-series-of-earthquakes-near-sumatra/feed/ 0 Making rocks into magnets http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/making-rocks-into-magnets/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/making-rocks-into-magnets/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:44:12 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14296 Lodestone is the most magnetic and common type of natural magnet.Credit: Wikimedia/Ryan Somma

Lab experiments show one way that certain types of stones can morph into magnets ]]> Lodestone is the most magnetic and common type of natural magnet.Credit: Wikimedia/Ryan Somma

Lab experiments show one way that certain types of stones can morph into magnets ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/making-rocks-into-magnets/feed/ 0 Icy inns at Earth’s end http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/intrepid-researchers-discover-icebergs-host-large-and-lively-communities-of-life/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/intrepid-researchers-discover-icebergs-host-large-and-lively-communities-of-life/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:42:41 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14260 Penguins like icebergs because they offer a safe perch in waters full of food — and foes. Credit: Nate Biletnikoff/National Science Foundation

Intrepid researchers discover icebergs host large and lively communities of life]]> Penguins like icebergs because they offer a safe perch in waters full of food — and foes. Credit: Nate Biletnikoff/National Science Foundation

Intrepid researchers discover icebergs host large and lively communities of life]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/intrepid-researchers-discover-icebergs-host-large-and-lively-communities-of-life/feed/ 0 Iron versus climate change http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/iron-versus-climate-change/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/iron-versus-climate-change/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:43:09 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13519 A tiny organism called a diatom can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and carry the carbon to the bottom of the ocean. Credit: Marina Montresor, SZN / Alfred Wegener Institute.

Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas]]> A tiny organism called a diatom can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and carry the carbon to the bottom of the ocean. Credit: Marina Montresor, SZN / Alfred Wegener Institute.

Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/iron-versus-climate-change/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